BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2470: Highway accidents

Clarifying damages recoverable in highway accidents.

Summary

  • Authorizes the Department of Transportation to recover all damages caused by negligent drivers, including incidental costs of repairing and cleaning up the highway.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2004
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2004
  3. Passed HouseFeb 16, 2004
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Lovick (D-44)
Introduced
January 14, 2004 in the House
Last action
March 11, 2004
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 6322

AN ACT Relating to clarifying damages recoverable in highway accidents;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Lovick (D-44)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 16, 2004
Version voted on: HB 2470
57 Yea 41 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52000
Republican54100
How each member voted

Yea (57)

History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. HT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  5. First reading, referred to Highways & Transportation.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. TR - Majority; do pass.
  12. TR - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 2470 in other sessions

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