Generally revise civil liability laws relating to damages
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 15, 2021
Signed Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021 · House Mar 31, 2021
How they voted
24–15
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Amended
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
lower
Mar 31, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-34)
house
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Amendments Available
legislature
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Feb 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CS
Cary Smith
RRepublican
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