CS/SB 1224: Negligence/Slip on Foreign Substance [SPSC]
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Gardiner
Negligence/Slip on Foreign Substance [SPSC]; Provides that if a person slips and falls on a transitory foreign substance in a business establishment, the injured person must prove that the business establishment had actual or constructive knowledge of the condition and should have taken action to remedy it. Specifies that the provisions do not affect any common-law duty of care owed by a person or entity in possession or control of a business premises, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2010
Last Action: 3/25/2010 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00340; Substituted HB 689 -SJ 00340; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 689 (Ch. 2010-8) -SJ 00340
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/25/2010 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00340; Substituted HB 689 -SJ 00340; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 689 (Ch. 2010-8) -SJ 00340
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2010 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/3/2010 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
| 3/2/2010 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00088 |
| 3/15/2010 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/10, 1:00 pm, 110-S |
| 3/18/2010 | Senate |
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 00280; CS read 1st time on 03/22/10 -SJ 00286 |
| 3/22/2010 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00280 |
| 3/23/2010 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00321; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 3/25/2010 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00340; Substituted HB 689 -SJ 00340; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 689 (Ch. 2010-8) -SJ 00340 |