BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5833: Design professional

Requiring the filing of a certificate of merit when a claim is filed against a design professional.

Summary

  • A "design professional" is defined as an architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, or geologist who is licensed and authorized by law to practice his or her profession and any employee or subconsultant of the those same professions, acting in the course and scope of his or her employment.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5833), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2007
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2007
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced
February 2, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008

AN ACT Relating to a claim filed against a design professional;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  4. JUD - Majority; do pass.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5833 in other sessions

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