SB 996 (2016) -  Civil Remedies for Terrorism

General Bill by Negron
Civil Remedies for Terrorism: Creating a cause of action for acts relating to terrorism; specifying a measure of damages; prohibiting claims by specified individuals; providing for attorney fees and costs, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/12/16 3:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/26/16 3:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/04/16 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 3 Subject: Civil Remedies for Terrorism Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/4/2016 3:35:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/3/2016 7:51:52 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 1/26/2016 5:46:17 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 1/25/2016 10:08:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/12/2016 5:03:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/11/2016 12:01:22 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2016 02:47 PM   Yeas: 35 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 14] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2016 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 699 Time: 03/04/2016 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 699 Time: 03/04/2016 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/03/2016 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 597 Time: 03/03/2016 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16 Time: 03/01/2016 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 303 Time: 02/04/2016 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 303 Time: 02/04/2016 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/01/2016 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 247 Time: 01/27/2016 - 8:47 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 247 Time: 01/26/2016 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/26/16, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 01/21/2016 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 01/13/2016 - 8:54 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 180 Time: 01/12/2016 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 75 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/12/16, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/07/2016 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 75 Time: 12/11/2015 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/01/2015 - 3:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
772.13 CS/CS/HB 3