LIABILITY

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2008)
Bills Indexed by Subject
LIABILITY

: Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act

: Exempts a tenant from rent payments when his or her residence is destroyed by an act of God unless there is a contract to the contrary

: Increases the limit in small claims court from $3,000 to $5,000

: Adds medical practitioners providing services at a summer camp to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for payment of certain claims against a provider

: Eliminates the Legal Services for Low-Income People Fund and authorizes the transfer of certain moneys in the Tort Victims' Compensation Fund into the Basic Civil Legal Services Fund

: Changes the laws regarding the release of personal information to unauthorized persons

: Revises the definition of "bullying" to include communications over the Internet and prohibits any person from intimidating or harassing another person over the Internet

: Changes the laws regarding strategic litigation against public participation

: Establishes the Landowner Liability Protection Act

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: Specifies the duties and liabilities of ski area operators and skiers regarding the risk and legal responsibility for any injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from the inherent risks of skiing

: Changes the laws regarding certain cities' power to grade streets and increases the rate of a special road rock fund tax in certain counties

: Removes the duty to retreat from certain locations when a person reasonably believes deadly force is necessary to defend himself or another person from unlawful force by another person

: Establishes the Missouri Innocent Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act

: Changes the laws regarding limited liability companies

: Creates a cause of action in tort for the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal

: Creates a civil penalty and a cause of action for damages for coerced subcutaneous implantation of an identification device

: Changes the requirements for admissibility of evidence regarding the value of medical treatment provided

: Limits the amount a plaintiff can recover in tort actions against the state or its agents, officers, or employees

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: Adds certain charitable health care referral networks and professional corporations of a physician to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for certain claims

: Requires motor vehicle inspection and emission stations to have liability insurance to cover any possible damages to a vehicle during an inspection

: Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing constitutionally chartered cities or counties to impose liens on nuisance property

SB 719 --- Sponsor: Kennedy, Harry
: Requires publishers of instructional materials to provide electronic copies of such materials for specialized uses

SB 742 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Requires equal pay for the same work regardless of gender and establishes a commission to study wage disparities

SB 781 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Exempts landlords from liability for loss or damage to personal property when executing an order for possession of premises

SB 792 --- Sponsor: Champion, Norma
: Provides immunity from liability for certain healthcare professionals assisting law enforcement or governmental agencies in certain planned activities

SB 803 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Precludes actions for wrongful death when the deceased adjudicated or settled claims during his or her lifetime

SB 834 --- Sponsor: Purgason, Chuck
: Modifies laws relating to dogs

SB 904 --- Sponsor: Griesheimer, John E.
: Modifies provisions pertaining to the Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act

SB 907 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies provisions pertaining to petroleum fuel storage tanks

SB 921 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Adds coverage under the state legal expense fund for certain heath care professionals providing uncompensated service at summer camps

SB 958 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Allows rural electric cooperatives to manage vegetation within specified areas to ensure reliable service

SB 974 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies public safety provisions relating to mental health services

SB 1024 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies provisions relating to liability for tort claims against the state, state entities, and state employees

SB 1050 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

SB 1075 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Limits liability of watercraft outfitters for injury or death resulting from the inherent risks of watercraft activities

SB 1076 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Provides for immunity from civil and criminal liability on the basis of noise for owners and users of hunting preserves and firearm ranges

SB 1077 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies law that limit indemnity agreements in construction work contracts

SB 1143 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies the law regarding false or misleading television advertisements for legal services

SB 1210 --- Sponsor: Callahan, Victor E.
: Adds professional corporations of eligible physicians to coverage under the state legal expense fund

SB 1242 --- Sponsor: Barnitz, Frank A.
: Modifies various provisions relating to foster care and adoption

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated May 27, 2008 at 4:57 pm