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Senators debate tort reform bill SB 69 as critics call it a handout to insurers
Summary
State senators spent floor time debating liability limits proposed in SB 69, with one lawmaker invoking a 19-year-old assault case and others warning the bill does not address insurance practices such as premium setting, claim denials or cancellations.
Senators spent part of Tuesday’s floor session arguing over SB 69, a tort reform measure that would limit certain negligence claims against property owners. Lawmakers who spoke on the floor described the bill as written to bar recovery when injuries occur off an owner-occupier’s premises and said the proposal raises questions about consumer protections and insurance industry behavior.
The issue surfaced in detailed floor remarks. On the bill’s language, one senator recited the statutory text as written in the proposed measure: “no owner occupier should be liable for negligent security arising from an injury sustained by a person not upon the premises of the owner occupier.” That speaker recounted the Martin v. Six Flags case as the factual…
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