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Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee advances substitute House Bill 2,385 after split vote over liability rules
Summary
By an 8-5 vote Feb. 3, the Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee reported a substitute labeled 'House Bill 2,385' out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after debate over burden-shifting and joint liability for harms to vulnerable roadway users.
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on Feb. 3 voted 8-5 to report a substitute identified in committee as 'House Bill 2,385' out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after a contentious debate over how the bill allocates legal burdens in cases involving vulnerable users of public roadways.
Vice Chair Representative Farber, speaking in favor, said the bill "is about making sure that vulnerable users who are accessing our roadways, who are harmed in that process have the opportunity to receive adequate remedies." Farber…
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