Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on March 10, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 640
AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPORTIONMENT OF LIABILITY AFTER A CLAIM IS WITHDRAWN.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To allow liability to be apportioned to a person after the plaintiff withdraws a civil action against the person in the same manner as liability is apportioned to parties with whom the plaintiff has settled or whom the plaintiff has released from liability.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 5 to March 10, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateMar 5 to Mar 10 · stopped5 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 10 · stopped5 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 5 – Mar 10
- Mar 5Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 10Heard in Judiciary Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses