Spaceflight Entity Liability
Summary
Spaceflight Entity Liability; Defining the term “crew”; exempting a spaceflight entity from liability for injury to or death of a crew resulting from spaceflight activities under certain circumstances; requiring a spaceflight entity to have a crew sign a specified warning statement, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 28, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 5
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (188692)
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tommy Wright
RRepublican
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