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Joint and Several Damages (1995)

  • Senate Bill 28 (1995)
  • Chapter 33, Civil Practice and Remedies Code
  • Report: 52 pages
  • Transcripts: 150 pages
  • Other Documents: 172
  • Fee: $295


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Abstract

In 1995, several bills were passed by the Texas Legislature that comprehensively overhauled the tort system of Texas. Among these were S.B. 28 which made amendments to joint and several liability law, Chapter 33, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code.

Exhibits

1995

1. Texans for Lawsuit Reform, A Mandate for Change: Lawsuit Reform in Texas 1995 (excerpted)
2. Tex. S.B. 28, 74th Leg., R.S. Master Bill History Report (1995)
3. Tex. S.B. 28, As Introduced, 74th Leg., R.S. (1995)
4. Tex. S.B. 28, Senate Committee Report, 74th Leg., R.S. (1995)
5. Tex. S.B. 28, House Committee Report, 74th Leg., R.S. (1995)
6 Tex. H.B. 5, 74th Leg., R.S. Master Bill History Report (1995)
7. SENATE STAFF SERVICES, Hearings on Tex. S.B. 28 before the Senate Committee on Economic Development, 74th Leg., R.S., Tapes 1-6, 74th Leg., R.S. (February 2, 1995) (excerpted)
8. SENATE STAFF SERVICES, Hearings on Tex. S.B. 28 before the Senate Committee on Economic Development, 74th Leg., R.S., Tapes 1-4, 74th Leg., R.S. (February 3, 1995) (excerpted)
9. SENATE STAFF SERVICES, Hearings on Tex. S.B. 28 before the Senate Committee on Economic Development, 74th Leg., R.S., 74th Leg., R.S. (February 28, 1995)
10. SENATE STAFF SERVICES, Debate on Tex. S.B. 28 on the Floor of the Senate, Second and Third Readings, 74th Leg., R.S. (March 1, 1995)
12. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Hearings on Tex. S.B. 28 Before the House Committee on State Affairs, 74th Leg., R.S. (April 4, 1995)
13. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on Tex. S.B. 28 on the Floor of the House, Second Reading, 74th Leg., R.S. (May 3, 1995)
14. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on Tex. S.B. 28 on the Floor of the House, Third Reading, 74th Leg., R.S. (May 4, 1995)
15. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on Tex. S.B. 28 on the Floor of the Senate, House Amendments, 74th Leg., R.S. (May 8, 1995)
16. S.J. of Tex., 74th Leg., R.S. 411-413, 1829-1832 (1995)
17. HOUSE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, Tex. S.B. 28 Bill Analysis (May 3, 1995)
18. H.J. of Tex., 74th Leg., R.S. 1788-1792, 1823-1824 (1995)
19. Act of May 18, 1995, 74th Leg., R.S., ch. 136, 1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, 971
20. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN., Ch. 33 (Vernon 1997) [excerpted]