VA SB659 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-29 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (14-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-29 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (14-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Contributory negligence; motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian, bicyclist, etc. Provides that the negligence of a pedestrian, bicyclist, or other person lawfully using a device other than a motor vehicle on a public highway who is involved in a collision with a motor vehicle shall not bar a plaintiff's recovery in any civil action unless the plaintiff's negligence is (i) a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury and (ii) greater than the aggregated total amount of negligence of all the defendants that proximately caused the plaintiff's injury.
Title
Contributory negligence; motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian, bicyclist, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-29 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) |
2020-01-24 | Senate | Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law |
2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101064D |