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SB 1898: Claims Against the State

GENERAL BILL by Gibson

Claims Against the State; Allowing certain claims based on a rendered judgment against the state to be presented to the Legislature after the 4-year limitation if a party provides a basis for equitable estoppel or evidence of manifest injustice; authorizing an equitable claim for relief which is not based on an existing judgment to be considered after the 4-year limitation at the discretion of the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; requiring that an equitable claim for relief for which a basis for equitable estoppel is provided or evidence of manifest injustice is presented be considered after the 4-year limitation; prohibiting ex parte communications between the respondent and a sponsor or introducer of a claim for relief until after the claim is considered by the first committee of reference, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2012 Senate • Filed
1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 248
• Introduced -SJ 248
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Judiciary