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]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Read a Third Time and Pass	2023-05-23	101	0	1	3	105	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended	2023-05-11	34	0	0	1	35	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Adopt MI9S1H-1	2023-05-11	34	0	0	1	35	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Adopt RXXINM-1	2023-05-11	34	0	0	1	35	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Adopt HASH63-1	2023-05-11	34	0	0	1	35	Passed	Link	View