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Senate narrowly approves comparative-fault change after hours of debate
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to adopt amendments changing how liability is shared between negligent and intentional actors, passing first substitute House Bill 45 in a close 15–13 vote after extended floor debate about victims' rights and joint-and-several liability protections.
After extended floor debate late in the session, the Utah Senate voted to pass first substitute House Bill 45, a set of comparative-fault amendments that change when defendants may be held jointly and severally liable.
Senator Bell moved the measure under suspension of the rules, and senators debated whether the change would leave innocent victims without an effective remedy. Senator Hilliard said the amendment "suddenly say[s] to this innocent…
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