WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1256: Civil action defenses

Addressing defenses in civil actions.

Summary

  • Provides that it is a complete defense to any action for damages for personal injury or wrongful death that the person injured or killed was engaged in the commission of a gross misdemeanor or a misdemeanor at the time of the occurrence causing the injury or death and the gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor was a proximate cause of the injury or death.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
January 22, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to defenses in civil actions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Jack Cairnes R-47Dan Roach R-31Dan Kristiansen R-39Bill Hinkle R-13Daniel Newhouse R-15Lois McMahan R-26Gigi Talcott R-28Don Cox R-9Lynn Schindler R-4Brad Benson R-6

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1256 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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