SB 0788 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0788 - Revises product liability procedure regarding "innocent seller" of merchandise

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO. 2881-03

BILL NO. SB 788

SUBJECT: Civil procedure; merchandising practices; liability

TYPE: Original

DATE: February 16, 1998

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 2 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator, and the Office of the Attorney General assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
	(10 Mo.)
	$0	$0	$0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
	(10 Mo.)
	$0	$0	$0
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

DESCRIPTION

This act allows a seller to be dismissed from a products liability claim if another defendant, including the manufacturer, is properly before the court, may be before the court or has been brought before the court. Any manufacturer who enters into a settlement with the plaintiff and is voluntarily dismissed shall be considered properly before the court.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Office of State Courts Administrator

Office of the Attorney General

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

February 16, 1998