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Last updated 5:26 PM Jun 22, 2021

SB 278: Generally revise civil liability law

Probably Dead

Bill text
Fiscal note
Legal note
None on file
Official bill page
Deadline for passing first chamber (the House for House bills and the Senate for Senate bills): 3/2/21. Deadline for first chamber return if amended in second: 4/20/21.

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Effort to investigate environmental groups voted down
4/28/21
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How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateActionLocation
2/17/21
Introduced
Senate Floor
2/17/21
First Reading
Senate Floor
2/17/21
Referred to Committee
Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
2/24/21
Hearing
Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
2/25/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
2/27/21
2nd Reading Passed
31-19
R31-0
D0-19
Senate Floor
3/1/21
3rd Reading Passed
31-19
R31-0
D0-19
Senate Floor
3/1/21
Transmitted to House
Senate Floor
3/1/21
Referred to Committee
House Judiciary
3/1/21
First Reading
House Floor
3/17/21
House Judiciary
3/19/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
12-7
R12-0
D0-7
House Judiciary
3/31/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
67-33
R67-0
D0-33
House Floor
3/31/21
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
65-34
R65-2
D0-32
House Floor
4/6/21
3rd Reading Concurred
63-33
R63-1
D0-32
House Floor
4/6/21
Returned to Senate with Amendments
House Floor
4/21/21
2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred
50-0
R31-0
D19-0
Senate Floor
4/21/21
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Senate Free Conference
4/22/21
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Senate Free Conference
4/27/21
Senate Free Conference
4/28/21
Free Conference Committee Report Received
Senate Free Conference
4/28/21
Free Conference Committee Report Received
Senate Free Conference
4/28/21
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
66-33
R66-0
D0-33
House Floor
4/28/21
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
30-20
R30-1
D0-19
Senate Floor
4/28/21
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
63-34
R63-1
D0-33
House Floor
4/28/21
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
30-20
R30-1
D0-19
Senate Floor
5/4/21
Transmitted to Governor
Governor's Office
5/14/21
Vetoed by Governor
Veto memo
Governor's Office
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.

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