Suits Against the Government
Summary
Suits Against the Government; Abolishes common-law doctrine of home venue privilege with respect to action against state; increases statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; authorizes subdivision of state to settle claim in excess of statutory limit without further action by Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibits insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on enactment of claim bill; specifies limitations in effect on date claim accrues apply to that claim; revises period within which certain claims must be present to certain entities; revises exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revises period after which failure of certain entities to make final disposition of claim shall be deemed final denial of claim; revises statute of limitations for tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions & exceptions thereto.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Jan 31, 2024
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Jan 31, 2024
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
16
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (27-0-2)
house
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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