2018 Legislation
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2018 Legislation

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PCB JDC 18-01

HB 7015 – Judiciary Committee and Trumbull and Grant, J. (CO-SPONSORS) Boyd

Referred to Judiciary

On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 11/14/17, 9:00 am, 404 H

Vote History: Yes: 13 Nay: 5

Committee bill filed as HB 7015

01/08/17, Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/11/18

01/11/18 Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 01/12/18

01/12/18 – Vote History: Yeas: 82 Nays: 20

– Died in Messages.

SB 62 – Hukill (CO-INTRODUCERS) Passidomo; Hutson; Baxley; Gainer; Bean; Mayfield; Young; Perry; Broxson

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules

– Died in Banking and Insurance.

Bills OPPOSED by FJRI

PIP	HB 19 – Grall CS/HB 19 Engrossed One	Referred to Commerce Committee	On Committee agenda – Commerce Committee, 11/07/17, 1:30 pm, 212 VOTE HISTORY: 18 Yeas, 7 Nays 01/08/18 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/11/18 01/11/18 Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (298833, 006077, 253915); Placed on Third Reading, 01/12/18 01/12/18 Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 88 Yeas / 15 Nays) – Died in Messages.
	SB 150 – Lee CS/SB 150	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations	On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 110 S – 12/05/17 Not considered On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 01/10/18, 9:00 am, 110 S VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 1 Nay Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed On Committee agenda – Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/28/18, 4:00 pm, 401 S VOTE HISTORY – Temporarily Postponed – Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.
Employment Discrimination	HB 225 – Davis (CO-SPONSORS) Cortes, J.; Jenne	Referred to Careers & Competition Subcommittee; Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Commerce Committee	– Died in Careers & Competition Subcommittee.
	SB 1828 – Rodriguez	Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules	On Committee agenda – Commerce and Tourism, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 110 S – Temporarily Postponed – Died in Commerce & Tourism.

Judicial Nominating Commission	HB 477 – Jacquet	Referred in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary	– Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee.
	SB 420 – Bracy	Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules	– Died in Judiciary.

Workers Compensation

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PCB COM 18-01

HB 7009 – Burgess

Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

On Committee agenda – Commerce Committee, 11/14/17, 1:00 pm, 212 K

Vote History: Yeas: 18 Nays: 8

Committee Bill filed as HB 7009

01/08/17, Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/11/18

01/11/18 Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 01/12/18

01/12/18 – Vote History: Yeas: 74 Nays: 30

– Died in Messages.

Firearms	SB 120 – Steube	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules	– Died in Judiciary.
Property Repair	SB 1168 – Steube CS/SB 1168 CS/CS/SB 1168	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules	On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 01/16/18, 4:00 pm, 110 – Not Considered On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 110 S VOTE HISTORY; 7 Yeas, 3 Nays On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 110 S VOTE HISTORY: 7 Yeas, 3 Nays – Died in Rules
	SB 256 – Farmer	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations; Rules	– Died in Banking & Insurance.
	SB 258 – Farmer	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations; Rules	– Died in Banking & Insurance.
Mediation	HB 1043 – Metz	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 404 H – Temporarily Postponed – Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
	SB 1034 – Steube	Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance	On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 01/10/18, 2:00 pm, 110 S01/10/18 – Temporarily Postponed On Committee agenda— Judiciary, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, 110 SOB Temporarily Postponed On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 01/30/18, 2:00 pm, 110 S – Temporarily Postponed – Died in Judiciary.
Nonjoinder of Insurers	HB 6075 – Fitzenhagen	Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Commerce Committee	– Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee.
	SB 1452 – Steube	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules	– Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee.
Nursing Homes	HB 655 – Edwards-Walpole	Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee	– Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee.
	SB 896 – Farmer	Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules	– Died in Health Policy.
	SB 1596 – Stewart	Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules	– Died in Health Policy.
Tobacco Settlement Agreement	HB 6017 – Byrd	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 8:30 am, 404 H VOTE HISTORY: 14 Yeas, 0 Nays – Died in Appropriations Committee.
	SB 124 – Steube	Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules	– Died in Regulated Industries.
Noneconomic Damages for Wrongful Death Suits	HB 6025 – Newton	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	– Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee.
	SB 878 – Campbell	Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules	– Died in Judiciary.
Jurisdiction of County Courts	PCB CJC 18-01 HB 7061 – Perez CS/HB 7061 Engrossed 1	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 3:30 am, 404 H VOTE HISTORY: 15 Yeas, 0 Nays 01/29/18 Filed (Formerly PCB CJC18-01) Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR’s Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/02/18, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) On Committee agenda – Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/13/18, 12:30 pm, 306 H VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 0 Nays 02/27/18 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18 03/05/18 HOUSE Read Third Time; Amendment Adopted (634757); Passed (Vote: 110 Yeas / 1 Nay) SENATE In Messages SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays) Died in returning messages.
	SB 1396 – Steube CS/SB 1396 CS/CS/SB 1396	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations	On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 01/25/18, 10:00 am, 110 S VOTE HISTORY: 9 Yeas, 0 Nays On Committee agenda – Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/14/18, 1:30 pm, 37 S VOTE HISTORY; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays On Committee agenda – Appropriations, 03/02/18, 9:00 am, 412 K – PCS VOTE HISTORY; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 03/08/18 Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 7061; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7061
	SB 1384 – Brandes	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations	On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 110 S VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 0 Nays – Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Mold Assessors and Mold Remediators	HB 1183 – Donalds	Referred to Careers & Competition Subcommittee; Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee	– Died in Careers & Competition Subcommittee.
	SB 1338 – Thurston	Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules	– Died in Regulated Industries.
Sovereign Immunity	HB 1131 – Jenne	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	– Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee.
	SB 1812 – Rader	Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules	– Died in Community Affairs.
Nondisclosure and Settlement Agreements	HB 1259 – Berman	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Public Integrity & Ethics Committee; Judiciary Committee	– Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee.

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Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage for Windshield Glass	HB 811 – Plasencia	Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee; Commerce Committee	– Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee.
	SB 396 – Hukill CS/SB 396 CS/CS/SB 396	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Rules	On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 12/05/17, 10:00 am, 110 S – Not Considered 01/05/18 On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 01/10/18, 9:00 am, 110 S – Not Considered 01/11/18 On Committee agenda – Banking and Insurance, 01/16/18, 4:00 pm, 110 S VOTE HISTORY; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays On Committee agenda – Commerce and Tourism, 01/29/18, 4:00 pm, 110 S VOTE HISTORY: 7 Yeas; 1 Nay – Died in Rules.
Actions Against Contractors Without Required Insurance Coverage	HB 89 – Spano	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Careers & Competition Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 11/08/17, 1:30 pm, 404 H VOTE HISTORY; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays – Died in Careers & Competition Subcommittee.
	SB 604 – Steube	Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary; Rules	– Died in Regulated Industries.
Construction Defect Claims	HB 759 – Trumbell	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 8:30 am, 404 H VOTE HISTORY; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays On Committee agenda – Judiciary Committee, 01/25/18, 9:00 am, 404 H – Temporarily Postponed On Committee agenda – Judiciary Committee, 02/07/18, 9:00 am, 404 H – Temporarily Postponed – Died in Judiciary Committee.
	SB 680 – Passidomo	Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules	– Died in Judiciary Committee.
Judicial Nominating Commissions	HB 753 – White CS/HB 753	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:00 am, 404 H VOTE HISTORY: 8 Yeas, 6 Nays – Died in Judiciary Committee.
	SB 1030 – Bean	Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules	– Died in Judiciary Committee.
Lis Pendens	HB 599 – Altman	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee	On Committee agenda – Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 4:00 pm, 404 H VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 0 Nays On Committee agenda – Judiciary Committee, 01/11/18, 8:30 am, 404 H VOTE HISTORY: 19 Yeas, 0 Nays 01/25/18 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18 01/31/18 Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
	SB 904 – Powell CS/SB 904 CS/CS/SB 904	Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules	On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 01/30/18, 2:00 pm, 110 S VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 0 Nays 02/01/18 Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed On Committee agenda – Commerce and Tourism, 02/20/18, 11:00 am, 110 S VOTE HISTORY; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays 02/21/18 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed 03/06/18 Withdrawn from Rules Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 03/09/18 Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays) – Died returning messages.

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