Bill Summary
SB 236 Civil Remedies (2023 Session)
Civil Remedies; Creating a rebuttable presumption that a lodestar fee is a sufficient and reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reducing the statute of limitations for negligence actions; providing standards for bad faith actions; providing for the distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of a single occurrence exceed policy limits; providing standards for the admissibility of evidence to prove the cost of damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requiring the trier of fact to consider the fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
03/02/23
SENATE
Filed
03/02/23
SENATE
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
03/02/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 412 K
03/07/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Banking and Insurance; 8 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/09/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/09/23
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/09/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/14/23, 4:00 pm, 412 K
03/14/23
SENATE
Favorable with 1 Amendment by Judiciary; 8 Yeas, 4 Nays
03/15/23
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
03/15/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 08:30 am, 412 K
03/16/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 13 Yeas, 6 Nays
03/20/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/20/23
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/20/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/22/23
03/22/23
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0837; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0837
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