2024 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB583: Relating to employer liability and damages in civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide a streamlined process for evaluating an employer's liability for personal injury and wrongful death claims involving operators of commercial motor vehicles and to limit noneconomic damages in such actions to $1 million per plaintiff with certain exceptions.
Bill History
1/29/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/29/2024
To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary
Senate
1/29/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/29/2024
To Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate
2/20/2024
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
Senate
2/20/2024
Immediate consideration
Senate
2/20/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
2/20/2024
Referred to Judiciary on 2nd reading
Senate
2/23/2024
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
Senate
2/24/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/24/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/24/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
2/26/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/26/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/26/2024
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 260)
Senate
2/26/2024
Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 260)
Senate
2/26/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
2/27/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/27/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 668)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 669)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/9/2024
House Message received
Senate
3/9/2024
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 486)
Senate
3/9/2024
Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 486)
Senate
3/9/2024
Communicated to House
Senate
3/9/2024
Completed legislative action
Senate
3/19/2024
To Governor 3/19/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/19/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/19/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Approved by Governor 3/27/24
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
4/23/2024
Chapter 1, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Senate
Amendments
sb583 h jud am _1
sb583 h jud am _1
3/5/2024Not Adopted
sb583 h jud am _1 adopted
sb583 h jud am _1 adopted
3/5/2024Adopted
sb583 s jud am _2-22
sb583 s jud am _2-22
2/22/2024Not Adopted
sb583 s jud amt _2-22
sb583 s jud amt _2-22
2/22/2024Not Adopted
sb583 s jud am _2-22 adopted
sb583 s jud am _2-22 adopted
2/22/2024Adopted
sb583 s jud amt _2-22 adopted
sb583 s jud amt _2-22 adopted
2/22/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 486)
3/9/2024
32
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 486)
3/9/2024
32
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 668)
3/8/2024
81
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 669)
3/8/2024
86
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 260)
2/26/2024
30
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective July 1, 2024 (Roll No. 260)
2/26/2024
30
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
