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CS/CS/HB 135: Liability/Streetlight Providers

GENERAL BILL by Stansel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Baxley ; Cannon ; Cretul ; Grimsley ; Homan ; Murzin ; Proctor ; Sands ; Stargel

Liability/Streetlight Providers; includes certain security or area lights within definition of term "streetlight"; limits liability of streetlight provider for injury or death or property damage affected or caused by malfunctioning streetlight; provides procedures for notice & repair of malfunctioning streetlights as condition for limited liability; limits liability of public utility or electric utility that discontinues service to streetlight, etc. Creates 768.1382.

Effective Date: 06/20/2005
Last Action: 6/20/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-272
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/21/2004 House • Filed
1/20/2005 House • Referred to Judiciary (JC); Justice Council
3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary (JC); Justice Council -HJ 00021
3/14/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 03/16/05, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
3/21/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 03/23/05, 10:15 am, Morris Hall
3/23/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary (JC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00300
3/30/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Justice Council -HJ 00300
4/12/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/14/05, 3:00 pm, 404-H
4/14/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Justice Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00564
4/18/2005 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00564
4/21/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00602; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00602
4/22/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 00624; Passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 1 -HJ 00624
4/26/2005 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Communications and Public Utilities; Rules and Calendar
5/3/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Communications and Public Utilities; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00843; Substituted for SB 1790 -SJ 00843; Read second time -SJ 00843
5/4/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01050; Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 01050
5/4/2005 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01342
6/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-272