SB987 - Provides that parties or attorneys in a civil action with a jury shall not make reference to specific dollar amounts or ranges of awards for noneconomic damages

SB 987

Provides that parties or attorneys in a civil action with a jury shall not make reference to specific dollar amounts or ranges of awards for noneconomic damages

Sponsor:

Coleman

LR Number:

4326S.01I

Committee:

Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Last Action:

1/25/2024 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

Journal Page:

S227

Title:

Effective Date:

August 28, 2024

Current Bill Summary

SB 987 - This act provides that neither party nor the attorneys of the parties in any civil action in which the trier of fact is a jury shall seek or make reference to a specific dollar amount or state a range for the jury to consider with respect to awards for noneconomic damages.

This act is substantially similar to HB 2017 (2022) and HCS/HB 148 (2021).

KATIE O'BRIEN

Amendments

No Amendments Found.