Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 18, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 6616
AN ACT CONCERNING THE EVIDENTIARY STANDARD FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGE AWARDS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To establish a prerequisite for the recovery of punitive damages that a plaintiff demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, that a defendant acted in a wanton manner, or, alternatively, in a wilful, intentional or malicious manner where such standard is currently applicable.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 17 to March 18, 2011, 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 House of RepresentativesMar 17 to Mar 18 · stopped1 day
Judiciary CommitteeMar 17 to Mar 18 · stopped1 day
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 House of Representatives Mar 17 – Mar 18
- Mar 17Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 18Heard in Judiciary Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 18PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses