CHAPTER NUMBER: 469
File Code: Tort Reform
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 614/95 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Doory, Dembrow, Preis, Harkins, Bissett, M. Burns, D. Murphy,
and O'Donnell
- Entitled:
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Employers - Disclosure of Information About Employee or Former
Employee
Establishing that an employer acting in good faith may not be held
liable for disclosing information about the job performance or the
reason for termination of employment of an employee or former employee
to a prospective employer of the employee or former employee or for
disclosing the information under other specified circumstances;
granting an employer who discloses information under the specified
circumstances a presumption of good faith that can be rebutted under
specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/20
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/23
- Third Reading Passed (125-2)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 5/14
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 469
Senate Action
- 2/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/13
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/3
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (39-8)
- Motion Reconsidered Third Reading (Sen. Bromwell) Adopted
- Special Order afternoon session (Sen. Bromwell) Adopted
- Motion Reconsidered Third Reading (Sen. Bromwell) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (29-16)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DISCLOSURE
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- PRIVACY
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE, OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-399.7
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available