Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
Senate Bill 547
Modifies laws relating to comparative negligence.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Modifies laws relating to comparative negligence. Provides that, for purpose of determining percentages of fault for each defendant, trier of fact may consider fault of person who is not subject to jurisdiction of court and fault of person who is not subject to action because claim is barred by statute of limitation or statute of ultimate repose. Allows defendant in action to elect to withdraw consideration of fault of person who settled with claimant. Provides that, if fault of person is withdrawn from consideration, defendant need not establish fault of person and court must reduce total amount of damages awarded in action by amounts paid to person in settlement.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
February 12 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 12 to Jun 28 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 12 to Feb 197 days
JudiciaryFeb 19 to Jun 28 · stopped129 days
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.