l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 2909

Establishes statute of repose in product liability civil actions equal to useful safe life of product.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Elections, Ethics and Rules Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes statute of repose in product liability civil actions equal to useful safe life of product. Defines useful safe life of product. <b>Establishes conditions under which certain persons are subject to liability after expiration of product's useful safe life.</b> Establishes rebuttable presumption<b> that useful safe life of product is 10 years</b>. <b>Specifies that specific lightbulbs are not subject to statutes of repose.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HJUD

    Its course

    March 1 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action15 actions on 13 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 1 to Jun 28 · stopped119 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 1 to Mar 65 days

    JudiciaryMar 6 to May 358 days

    Elections, Ethics and RulesMay 3 to Jun 1947 days

    Elections, Ethics and RulesJun 21 to Jun 28 · stopped7 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 3

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 19

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 1 – Jun 28

    1. Mar 1Introduced
    2. Mar 6Sent to Judiciary
    3. Mar 15Heard in Judiciary
    4. Mar 29Heard in Judiciary
    5. Apr 26Heard in Judiciary
    6. Apr 30Heard in Judiciary
    7. May 3Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    8. Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    9. May 18Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
    10. Jun 8Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
    11. Jun 19Elections, Ethics and Rules recommended it as amended
    12. Jun 20Read a second time
    13. Jun 21Read a third time
    14. Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    15. Jun 28Died when the session ended
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Mar 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 6Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 15Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Mar 29Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
    7. May 3Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.House of Representatives
    8. May 3Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    9. May 18Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
    11. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 20Rules suspended. Second reading.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 21Third reading.House of Representatives
    14. Jun 21Motion to rerefer to Elections, Ethics and Rules carried. Rereferred.House of Representatives
    15. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives