Punitive or exemplary damages; consistency provided by changing references to damages. (HB1610)
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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
Punitive or exemplary damages. Provides consistency by changing references to "exemplary damages" or "punitive or exemplary damages" to "punitive damages." The terms "exemplary" and "punitive" are interchangeable. The bill also makes technical corrections and is a recommendation of the Code Commission. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2015 | Committee |
01/08/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100296D |
01/08/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/13/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
01/14/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
01/28/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2015 | Read first time |
02/02/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/03/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/04/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/11/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2015 | Read third time |
02/16/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2015 | Enrolled |
02/19/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1610ER) |
02/19/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/20/2015 | Signed by President |
02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/23/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/27/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/27/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710) |