HB1730
Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Chief Patron:
Karrie Delaney (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Civil actions; liability of employer to vulnerable victim.
Provides that, in an action for personal injury or death by wrongful act brought by a vulnerable victim, as defined in the bill, the finder of fact at trial shall determine whether an employer shall be vicariously liable for the tortious conduct of such employer's employee based upon a finding ... (More) of certain factors. The bill provides that the determination of issues shall be questions of fact for which the plaintiff shall bear the burden of proof and shall be subject to any available affirmative defenses. The bill provides that its provisions shall apply only to a cause of action that accrued on or after July 1, 2025. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100275D
- 01/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/11/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/13/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106053D-H1
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 5-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/2025 - House: Senate Amendment agreed to by House (Y-51 N-43 A-1) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1730ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB1730H2)
- 04/02/2025 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N 1-A)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (54-Y 41-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
