Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 358
Imposes limits on awards of punitive damages based on nature of action and type of defendant.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Imposes limits on awards of punitive damages based on nature of action and type of defendant. Provides that employer or principal is not liable for punitive damages by reason of tort of employee or agent unless employer or principal knew that employee or agent intended to commit tort and failed to take reasonable action to prevent commission of tort or employer or principal ratified actions of employee or agent that constitute tort.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
7 co-sponsors
Jason Atkinson, Ted Ferrioli, Fred Girod, Jeff Kruse, David Nelson, Bruce Starr, Jackie Winters
In the House of Representatives
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 19 to June 29, 2009, 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 SenateJan 19 to Jun 29 · stopped161 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 19 to Jan 267 days
JudiciaryJan 26 to Jun 29 · stopped154 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.