Product liability; creating the COVID-19 Product Protection Act; establishing immunity from certain civil actions; clarifying applicability. Emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
Senate Passage
May 2020
House Passage
May 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced May 6, 2020
Signed May 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2020 · House May 14, 2020
How they voted
33–11
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
May 15, 2020
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican38
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 21, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/21/2020
upper
May 15, 2020
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Emergency passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 10
upper
May 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 11
upper
May 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
May 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 14, 2020
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 15
lower
May 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 12, 2020
Introduced
First Reading
lower
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
May 12, 2020
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 8
upper
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 11
upper
May 12, 2020
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
May 6, 2020
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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