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HB 411: Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Melo

Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency; Provides specified actions taken by business during declared emergencies may not be used as evidence in certain civil causes of action.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/1/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 542 (Ch. 2022-99)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/25/2021 House • Filed
11/5/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
11/23/2021 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
12/1/2021 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Now in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2022 House • Added to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee agenda
1/19/2022 House • Favorable by Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
• Reported out of Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/24/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/26/2022 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/17/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
2/22/2022 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/24/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
3/1/2022 House • Substituted SB 542
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 542 (Ch. 2022-99)