Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect prior to trial as to reduction in liability; repealer
Summary
Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the equitable share of damages delegated to the settler in the verdict.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Vetoed
Dec 2019
Introduced May 16, 2019
Vetoed Dec 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly Jun 21, 2019
How they voted
42–19
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican22
77% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Dec 20, 2019
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.282
upper
Jun 21, 2019
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (111-27-9)
assembly
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 19, 2019
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 16, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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