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Senate raises governmental-immunity caps and advances bill after amendment
Summary
After debate about exposure during large events and school-bus catastrophes, the Senate amended SB258 to reinstate a per-person cap of $500,000 and set a $5,000,000 cap per occurrence for multiple victims; the amended bill moved to third reading.
Senators debated amendments to Senate Bill 258, a measure addressing governmental immunity and liability caps. Senator Davis, sponsor, said the bill aimed to correct low caps in the risk-management statutes and improve compensation for personal-injury judgments. Several senators warned that inadequate caps could leave victims undercompensated while…
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