BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5999: Claims against public entity

Controlling the costs of claims against public entities.

Summary

Finds that, while the common law doctrine of sovereign immunity declares that the state is immune from liability for the tortious conduct of its employees and officers, Article II, section 26 of the state Constitution allows the legislature to waive its immunity and specify by statute "in what manner, and in what courts, suit may be brought against the state." In the granting or withholding of sovereign immunity,…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to claims against public entities;

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

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

SB 5999 (2025–26) Ecosystem services · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2023–24) Financial aid eligibility · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2019–20) Unfunded actuarial liability · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5999 (2017–18) Bond proceeds/employees · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2015–16) Caseload forecast council · Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2015
SB 5999 (2013–14) Corporate entity conversions · Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2014
SB 5999 (2011–12) Greenhouse gas reporting · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2009–10) Rural library districts · Did not pass · died in committee