File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 368
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Elmore, Kelly, Lee, Manno,
Schuler, and Simmons
- Entitled:
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Torts - Release of Claim for Damages - Voidable
Increasing from 5 to 30 days the period during which a release of a
claim for tort damages signed by an injured individual is voidable;
altering the circumstances under which a release of a claim for
specified damages is voidable; increasing from 5 to 30 days the period
during which a specified power of attorney or employment contract
signed by an injured individual is voidable; clarifying when a
specified time period begins; requiring a specified notice to be in
writing and accompanied by the return of specified money; etc.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/8
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 3/29
- House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Anderson, Conaway, and McConkey
- 4/3
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/2
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 3/9
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
- 4/1
- Senate Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Muse, Stone, and Gladden
- 4/2
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/24
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 149
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Roger Manno, District 19
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Attorneys
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
- Damages
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Notices
- Torts -see also- Libel and Slander; Med Malp; Wrongful Death
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-401.1
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 382110/01 Offered on: March 6, 2007 at:
10:15 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 598771/01 Offered on: March 30, 2007 at:
11:36 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in PDF Format):
- Report Number: 103828/1 Offered on: April 9, 2007 at:
12:47 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 598771/1 Offered on: April 12, 2007 at:
2:56 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 8, 2007: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- April 3, 2007: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
- March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (45-0)