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Committee roundup: civil-rights and judiciary panel adopts reporting fix, advances garnishment reform and passes farm-related substitute
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee adopted amendment H3145.1 to clarify 'vulnerable user' reporting, reported House Bills 2,386 and 22-39 out of committee with due-pass recommendations, and rejected several amendments on liability.
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee completed its Feb. 3 agenda after taking several procedural and substantive actions, including adopting a reporting amendment, rejecting amendments that would narrow liability, and reporting three bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations.
Early in the session the committee considered an amendment (BERB 337) that would have replaced the term 'defendant' with 'driver.' A speaker argued that change "narrows who might be a liable party," and the amendment was not adopted. Likewise, an amendment identified as BUR 340 that would have limited joint liability among multiple defendants failed…
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