SB 2006 (2006) -  Damage Apportionment/Civil Actions

General Bill by Webster (CO-SPONSORS) Dockery; Sebesta; Pruitt; Posey
Damage Apportionment/Civil Actions: deletes exceptions to requirement for liability based on percentage of fault instead of joint & several liability; provides applicability. Amends 768.81.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Event: 05/05/06 S Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 145 (Ch. 2006-6) on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/22/06 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 3

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 145 Subject: Apportionment of Damages in Civil Actions Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • D 494092 Date Filed: 03/28/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 0
    • SD 681316 Date Filed: 03/28/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 0
    • A 732724 Date Filed: 03/28/06, Page#: 1, Line#: 14
    • SD 344362 Date Filed: 03/28/06, Page#: 0, Line#: 0
    • A 331224 Date Filed: 03/28/06, Page#: 3, Line#: 19
    • A 984862 Date Filed: 03/28/06, Page#: 3, Line#: 19
    • A 153520 Date Filed: 03/21/06, Page#: 3, Line#: 19

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/23/2006 1:22:19 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 145 (Ch. 2006-6) Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Calendar Time: 03/29/2006 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00327 Time: 03/27/2006 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00317 Time: 03/23/2006 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 00317 Time: 03/22/2006 - 4:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/06, 2:00 pm, 401-S Time: 03/17/2006 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00158 Time: 03/06/2006 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary Time: 03/03/2006 - 5:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/13/2006 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0768.81