BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5979: Wrongful death actions

Concerning nonresident beneficiaries of wrongful death actions.

Summary

Removes the requirement that beneficiaries of wrongful death actions must be resident within the United States.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to nonresident beneficiaries of wrongful death actions;

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 5979 (2025–26) Dependency/substance abuse · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5979 (2023–24) Construction worker leave · Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2024
SB 5979 (2021–22) K-12 intensive tutoring · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5979 (2019–20) Mushroom farming facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5979 (2015–16) Salary increases · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5979 (2013–14) Commercial motor vehicles · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5979 (2011–12) Discover pass sales/moneys · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5979 (2009–10) Forest biomass energy proj · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor