Insurance liability; disclosure of limits prior to filing a lawsuit. (HB172)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Civil procedure; disclosure of insurance liability limits. Requires disclosure of the liability limits to an attorney for an injured person, prior to the filing of a civil action for personal injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident, after the attorney provides written notice of representation. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/26/2007 | Committee |
12/26/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084666588 |
12/26/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/10/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/08/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2008 | Committee substitute printed 081494588-H1 |
02/09/2008 | Read first time |
02/11/2008 | Read second time |
02/11/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 081494588-H1 |
02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB172H1 |
02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N) |
02/12/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (55-Y 43-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/28/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2008 | Committee substitute printed 089590588-S1 |
03/03/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2008 | Read third time |
03/04/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/04/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 089590588-S1 |
03/04/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB172S1 |
03/04/2008 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
03/05/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
03/05/2008 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 089590588-S1 (65-Y 33-N) |
03/05/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (65-Y 33-N) |
03/07/2008 | Enrolled |
03/07/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB172ER) |
03/07/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/09/2008 | Signed by President |
04/11/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 819 (effective 7/1/08) |
Comments
This bill is not a very good idea. It would tend to encourage the worst sort of predatory litigation rather than a rational consideration of what is actually justice.
The maximum amount of money available to a defendant to cover a judgment is irrelevant to the pursuit of justice. The damages are what they are. If a man runs his car into another man's truck, the cost to repair the truck remains the same whether the driver of the car has $10M at his disposal or $500,000.
The only reason for this bill would be to allow the rare yet dangerous predatory sort of plaintiff to decide how much he can shake someone down for. It's got nothing to do with anything that has a place in the justice system.