EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 942
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Baker, Green, Colburn, Mooney, Haines, Ferguson,
Forehand, Mitchell, and Sfikas
- Entitled:
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Local Government Tort Claims Act - Limits on Liability
Clarifying that the monetary limits on the liability of a local
government under the Local Government Tort Claims Act apply to claims
against local governments when named as defendants.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/20
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (42-3)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 5/17
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/28
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (132-4)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
- SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-303
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (42-3)
- House
- March 29, 2001: Third Reading Passed (132-4)