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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 406

CHAPTER NUMBER: 353 File Code: Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Lottery)
Entitled:
State Lottery - Prizes - Sovereign Immunity Defense Exception for Multistate Lottery Actions

Synopsis:

Authorizing the State to raise a sovereign immunity defense to a contract action brought by annuitants or prize winners of a multistate lottery game if the claim exceeds $200,000.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Trotter) Adopted (46-0)
Referred Finance
1/28
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Favorable Report by Finance
2/25
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/27
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/6
Returned Passed
5/8
Signed by the Governor Chapter 353
House Action
2/28
First Reading Ways and Means
3/5
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Finance Comm.
Departmental
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
LOTTERY
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
Bill affects the following Statute:
State Government
( 9-122 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
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