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SB156Introduced in the Senate

Increasing the reimbursement amount of money that the secretary of corrections may make to inmates for losses for personal injury or property damage or loss caused by negligence and requiring notice to the secretary for claims exceeding the reimbursement maximum.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Increasing the reimbursement amount of money that the secretary of corrections may make to inmates for losses for personal injury or property damage or loss caused by negligence and requiring notice to the secretary for claims exceeding the reimbursement maximum.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025

April 11, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 · April 10, 2025

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2Yes
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6Yes
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes
Beverly Gossage9Yes
Mike Thompson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by

  5. Senate Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  8. House Received and Introduced

  9. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  10. House Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  11. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0

  15. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees

  16. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees

  17. House Conference committee report now available

  18. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 4

  19. Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  20. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  21. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025

  22. Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025

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