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SF0028 • 2012

Governmental claims liability limits.

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; increasing the maximum liability of a governmental entity and public employees under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2012-02-28
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0028S3001

3rd reading • HICKS

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by HICKS

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SF0028SS001

Standing Committee • PERKINS

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by PERKINS

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SF0028SS001.01

Standing Committee • PERKINS

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by PERKINS

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SF0028SS001.02

Standing Committee • PERKINS

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by PERKINS

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Bill History

  1. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Failed 3rd 15-15; Failed Reconsideration

  2. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Failed 3rd Reading

  3. 2012-02-28 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  4. 2012-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  5. 2012-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  6. 2012-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  7. 2012-02-24 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  8. 2012-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  9. 2012-02-20 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2012-02-20 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  11. 2012-02-14 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  12. 2012-02-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2012-01-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0023

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0028

Governmental claims liability limits.

Sponsored by:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
civil procedure; increasing the maximum liability of a governmental entity
and public employees
under the Wyoming G
overnmental Claims Act;
specifying applicability;

and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 1
‑
39
‑
118
(a)(i) and (ii)
is amended to read:

1
‑
39
‑
118.

Maximum liability; insurance authorized.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in any action under this act, the liability of the governmental entity, including a public employee while acting within the scope of his duties, shall not exceed:

(i)

The sum of
two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00)

five hundred thousand
dollars
($500,000.00)

to any claimant for any number of claims arising out of a single transaction or occurrence; or

(ii)

The sum of
five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)

one million
five hundred thousand
dollars
($1,
5
00,000
.00
)

for
all claims of all claimants arising out of a single transaction or occurrence.

Section 2
.

The provisions of this act shall apply to all
claims
under W.S. 1
‑
39
‑
113
that accrue
on or after July 1, 2012.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

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