IN HB1160 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 140
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 140
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation financing. Prevents a CPAP provider from making any decision, having any influence, or directing the consumer claimant or the consumer claimant's attorney with respect to the conduct of the underlying civil proceeding. Provides that a commercial litigation financier may not provide funding to a commercial litigation financing agreement that is financed by a foreign entity of concern. Prevents a party from sharing information subject to a court order to seal or protect that is received in the course of the civil proceeding with a commercial litigation financier. Provides that a commercial litigation financier may not make any decision, have any influence, or direct the plaintiff with respect to the underlying civil proceeding. Specifies that a commercial litigation financing agreement is subject to discovery. Requires the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney to provide written notice of a commercial litigation financing agreement if the agreement is directly or indirectly financed by a foreign person.
Title
Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation financing.
Sponsors
Rep. Matthew Lehman [R] | Rep. Chris Jeter [R] | Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R] | Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R] |
Sen. Mark Messmer [R] | Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-03-13 | House | Public Law 140 |
2024-03-13 | House | Signed by the Governor |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2024-03-11 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2024-03-11 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2024-03-06 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 287: yeas 92, nays 0 |
2024-03-05 | House | Motion to concur filed |
2024-03-05 | Senate | Returned to the House with amendments |
2024-03-04 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 254: yeas 46, nays 2 |
2024-02-29 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
2024-02-29 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote |
2024-02-22 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2024-02-19 | Senate | Senator Randolph added as cosponsor |
2024-02-07 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
2024-02-02 | House | Referred to the Senate |
2024-02-01 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 96, nays 0 |
2024-02-01 | House | Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Messmer |
2024-01-31 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2024-01-30 | House | Representatives Jeter and Steuerwald added as coauthors |
2024-01-29 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2024-01-08 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
2024-01-08 | House | Authored by Representative Lehman |