1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 232

CHAPTER NUMBER: 533
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Senators Hogan, Green, Middleton, Blount, Astle, Colburn, Collins, Hoffman, DeGrange, Dorman, Ferguson, Jacobs, Lawlah, Ruben, McFadden, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Mooney, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, and Dyson
Entitled:
Immunity - State and Local Governments - Year 2000 Litigation

Synopsis:

Providing that the State or a local government or an official or employee of a local government is immune, under certain circumstances, from suit and liability for damages arising out of a Y2K date data problem if the State or local government has taken certain actions; providing that the immunities under the Act are in addition to any immunities or limits on liability otherwise provided by law to the State or a local government or an official or employee of a local government; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/10
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/23
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Teitelbaum) Adopted
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Teitelbaum) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/10
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Green, Jimeno, and Haines
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
4/11
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 533
House Action
3/26
First Reading Judiciary
3/29
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-1)
4/10
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Dembrow, Griffith, and D. Murphy
4/11
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (115-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMPUTERS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DAMAGES
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS
STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-527 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 748061/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 1999   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 923818/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 1999   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 702302/3 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 9:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 343018/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 11:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 363910/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 11:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (115-1)