SB894
Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 36-N)
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Civil actions; liability of employer for personal injury or death by wrongful act.
Provides that in an action for personal injury or death by wrongful act brought by a vulnerable victim, defined in the bill, against an employee, a finding that the employee's employer is vicariously liable for such employee's conduct shall be based on several factors, including the likelihood of the employee ... (More) coming into contact with such vulnerable victim and the employer's failure to exercise reasonable care over the employee. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100507D
- 01/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105373D-S1
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB894S1
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Committee substitute (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 25105995D-S2 (Perry)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Passage agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 12-N 1-A)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/05/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/10/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
- 02/10/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/10/2025 - House: Passed House with amendments (57-Y 37-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: House Amendments agreed to by Senate (30-Y 7-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB894ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB894S3)
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 36-N)
