Bill Title: Relating to civil liability; to amend Sections 6-5-700, 6-5-701, 6-5-702, 6-5-703, 6-5-704, 6-5-705, and 6-5-708, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the liability of a public awarding authority and its contractors regarding the construction and maintenance of public roads; to delete an exception to the statutory protection from liability of a contractor; to create a rebuttable presumption of nonliability of the awarding authority and its contractors when certain circumstances apply; and to provide certain pleading requirements in the filing of a complaint for injury or death arising form the construction or maintenance of a public road.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Enacted [SB159 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2023-05-23	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2023-04-04	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Adopt	2023-05-11	Proposed	PDF	Link	View
Senate Adopt	2023-05-11	Proposed	PDF	Link	View
Senate Judiciary AMD/SUB	2023-05-03	Proposed	PDF	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
Fiscal Note	As Passed First Chamber Committee	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View
Fiscal Note	As Introduced	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View
Fiscal Note	As Passed First Chamber	Not Avail	PDF	Link	View