l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 4136

Increases $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages recoverable in wrongful death actions and other statutorily created causes of action to $1.5 million.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Increases $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages recoverable in wrongful death actions and other statutorily created causes of action to $1.5 million. Directs State Court Administrator to annually adjust limit on noneconomic damages, beginning in 2017. Specifies method by which administrator must make adjustment. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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

Rob Nosse

Its course

January 27 to March 3, 2016, 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 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Feb 1014 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

Consumer Protection and Government EffectivenessFeb 1 to Feb 54 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 10 to Feb 122 days

JudiciaryFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading33–26

    Passed · Feb 10 · 1 present

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 Jan 27 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 1Introduced
  3. Sent to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
  4. Feb 2Heard in Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
  5. Feb 4Heard in Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
  6. Feb 5Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness recommended it
  7. Feb 8Read a second time
  8. Feb 10Read a third time
  9. Passed the House of Representatives, 33 to 26

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Arrived in the Senate
  2. Feb 12Sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Referred to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 5Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 8Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 9Rules suspended. Carried over to February 10, 2016 Calendar.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 10Third reading. Carried by Holvey, Gallegos.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 10Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Barton, Rayfield.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 10Passed.House of Representatives
  12. Feb 10Vote explanation(s) filed by Lininger.House of Representatives
  13. Feb 11First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  14. Feb 12Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  15. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.Senate