Fiscal Policy
Primary
Civil Remedies; Creating a rebuttable presumption that a lodestar fee is a sufficient and reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reducing the statute of limitations for negligence actions; providing standards for bad faith actions; providing for the distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of a single occurrence exceed policy limits; providing standards for the admissibility of evidence to prove the cost of damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requiring the trier of fact to consider the fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury, etc.
Substituted CS/CS/HB 837
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15)
Read 2nd time
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/22/23
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6
Now in Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary (209768); YEAS 8 NAYS 4
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/23, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Now in Judiciary
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Introduced
CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 236 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 236 c1 | PDF HTML |
| S 236 c2 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 716016 - Amendment to Amendment (522644) to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 522644 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 931722 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (500396) to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 500396 - Substitute Amendment (579264) to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 331008 - Amendment to Amendment (579264) to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 579264 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 496878 - Amendment to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 912494 - Amendment to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 597030 - Amendment to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 904952 - Amendment to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 834612 - Amendment to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 851654 - Amendment to S 236 c2 | HTML PDF |
| 425210 - Amendment to S 236 Filed | HTML PDF |
| 601968 - Amendment to S 236 Filed | HTML PDF |
| 938524 - Amendment to S 236 Filed | HTML PDF |
| 604216 - Amendment to S 236 Filed | HTML PDF |
| Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (3/20/2023 10:03 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (3/15/2023 8:12 AM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (3/14/2023 8:41 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) (3/13/2023 3:30 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) (3/8/2023 5:40 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) (3/6/2023 3:51 PM) |
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