BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5090: Torts

Concerning tort actions.

Summary

Requires courts to establish the percentage of common fund damages which shall be paid as a fee to counsel at the time of class certification.
Requires courts to grant standing to any plaintiff alleging a tort violation remediable by statutory damages.
Increases statutory damage awards by the increase in the Consumer Price Index from December 31st on the year before the award to the date of the award.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5090), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to tort 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 5090 (2025–26) Professional engineers' reg. · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5090 (2021–22) Worker protections · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5090 (2019–20) Wage and salary information · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5090 (2017–18) State gen. obligation bonds · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5090 (2015–16) Energy ind. act/clean energy · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5090 (2013–14) Light rail extension · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5090 (2011–12) Invasive species council · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5090 (2009–10) Teleworking/trans projects · Did not pass · died in committee