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SB462Introduced in the Senate

Prohibiting persons who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions, prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Prohibiting persons who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions, prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.

Where it stands

House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 86 Nay: 37

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 86 Nay: 37 · April 9, 2026

86

Yes

37

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2No
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 29 Nay: 11

  8. House Received and Introduced

  9. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  10. House Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 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 - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Osman

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

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

  15. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 84 Nay: 40

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

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

  18. House Conference committee report now available

  19. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as second conferees

  20. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as second conferees

  21. House Conference committee report now available

  22. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 86 Nay: 37

  23. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 29 Nay: 10

  24. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

  25. Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

  26. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 9

  27. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 86 Nay: 37

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