1999-2000 STATE LEGISLATION
|
State |
Bill No.
(Date Introduced) |
Committee Assignment |
Remarks |
| California |
Enacted |
S.B. 491 (Chapter 742). |
Approved by
Governor (10/7/99). |
Enacted |
S.B. 1237 (Chapter 720). |
Approved by
Governor (10/7/99). |
| Connecticut |
H.B. 7008
(3/9/99) |
To Joint
Committee on Judiciary. Session adjourned; no carryover
(6/9/99). |
Defines personal
injury awards as separate property except for lost wages and medical expenses. |
| Delaware |
H.B. 392
(6/29/99) |
Passed
House. To Senate. Session adjourned; carried over to second year of General
Assembly (10/19/99). |
Establishes the
Model Structure Settlement Act. Requires court approval on any transfer of structured
settlement payment rights. |
| Florida |
S.B. 1690
(3/2/99) |
To
Senate Judiciary Committee. Died in Committee (4/30/99). |
Limits transfers
of structures. |
| Georgia |
Enacted |
Act 412 (S.B. 130). |
Signed by
Governor (4/28/99). |
| Illinois |
Enacted |
215 ILCS 5/155.34. |
Effective 1/1/98 |
| Iowa |
H.B. 331
(2/22/99) |
Passed House.
From Senate Commerce Committee: Do Pass. Session adjourned; carried over
(4/29/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
| Kentucky |
Enacted |
KRS § 454.431, et seq. |
Effective 7/15/98 |
| Maine |
Enacted |
Public Law 268 (S.B. 680). |
Signed by
Governor (5/20/99). |
| Maryland |
H.B. 1171
(3/1/99) |
Passed
House. To Senate Committee on Rules. Session adjourned; no
carryover (4/12/99). |
Limits transfers
of structures. |
| Massachusetts |
H.B. 3506
(1/6/99) |
Joint Committee on
Judiciary. Extended until 03/1/2000. |
"Structured Settlement
Protection Act" |
| Michigan |
H.B. 4933
(9/30/99) |
House Committee on
Family and Civil Law (10/8/99). |
"Structured Settlement
Protection Act" |
H.B. 5066
(10/27/99) |
House Committee on
Family and Civil Law (10/29/99). |
"Structured Settlement
Protection Act" |
| Minnesota |
Enacted |
Public Law (S.B. 148). |
Signed
by Governor (5/24/99). |
S.B. 640
(2/11/99) |
Senate
Committee on Commerce. Session adjourned; carried over (5/17/99). |
Same
as S.B. 148. |
H.B. 478
(2/3/99) |
Indefinitely postponed; replaced by S.B. 148. Session adjourned; carried over (5/17/99). |
Same
as S.B. 148. |
| Mississippi |
S.B. 2841
(1/18/99) |
Passed Senate;
Died in House Judiciary Committee. Session Adjourned; No carryover
(4/1/99). |
Limits transfers
of structures. |
H.B. 1152
(1/18/99) |
Died in House
Judiciary Committee. Session Adjourned; No carryover (4/1/99). |
Limits transfers
of structures. |
| Missouri |
H.B. 829
(2/9/99) |
Combined
with H.B. 917; primary bill. Session Adjourned; No carryover
(9/16/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
H.B. 917
(2/18/99) |
Combined
with H.B. 829. Session Adjourned; No carryover (9/16/99). |
Same
as H.B. 829. |
| Nebraska |
Enacted |
R.R.S. Neb.
§ 25-1563.02. |
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| New
Hampshire |
S.B. 66
(2/4/99) |
To
Senate Committee on Judiciary (5/13/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
S.B. 126
(2/4/99) |
To Senate Committee
on Judiciary (5/13/99). |
"Structured Settlement
Protection Act" |
H.B. 470
(1/20/98) |
Passed
House. In Senate Committee on Judiciary: Ought not to pass (6/22/99). |
Permits plaintiffs in
personal injury or wrongful death actions to select structured settlement. |
| New
Jersey |
S.B. 1872
(5/10/99) |
From Senate Committee on Commerce as amended. |
Limits
transfers of structures. |
| New York |
S.B. 2275
(2/5/99) |
To Senate Committee on Codes. Session Recess 10/7/99
to 12/9/99. |
Relates
to the calculation of annuity payments on judgments. |
S.B. 3520
(3/9/99) |
Substituted by A.B. 7158
(6/14/99). Session Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Requires
defaulting payors to pay all future payments without discount. |
S.B. 4724
(4/16/99) |
Passed Senate. To Assembly Committee on Codes. Session Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Relates
to the calculation of annuity payments on judgments. |
S.B. 5146
(4/21/99) |
To Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Session Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Requires
that settlement rights, benefits, and other options may be transferred. |
S.B. 5149
(4/21/99) |
To Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Session Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Requires
court approval for transfers of settlements. |
A.B. 7155
(3/23/99) |
To Assembly
Committee on Insurance. Session
Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Limits transfers
of structures. |
Enacted |
A.B. 7158 (Chapter 446). |
Signed
by Governor (8/31/99) |
A.B. 7630
(3/30/99) |
To Assembly
Committee on Judiciary. Session
Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Structural
Settlement Payment Rights Act |
A.B. 8342
(5/12/99) |
To
Assembly Committee on Codes. Session
Recess 10/7/99 to 12/9/99. |
Relates
to the calculation of annuity payments on judgments. |
| North
Carolina |
H.B. 853
(4/1/99) |
To House
Committee on Judiciary I. Combined with S.B. 746 (8/4/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
Enacted |
S.B. 746 (CH. SL 99-0367) |
Signed by
Governor (8/4/99). |
| Pennsylvania |
H.B. 825
(3/9/99) |
To House
Committee on Judiciary (3/10/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
S.B. 818
(4/16/99) |
Passed
Senate. To House Committee on Judiciary. |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
| Rhode
Island |
S.B. 520
(2/8/99) |
To House
Committee on Corporations. Recess Date: 6/30/99 to 1/4/2000. |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
H.B. 5980
(2/2/99) |
To House
Committee on Judiciary. Recess Date: 6/30/99 to 1/4/2000. |
Same as S.B. 520. |
| South Carolina |
H.B. 3957
(4/21/99) |
To
House Committee on Judiciary. Session adjourned;
carried over (6/24/99). |
Enacts the
"Structured Settlement Protection Act" |
| Tennessee |
H.B. 1143
(2/16/99) |
In House
Committee on Judiciary: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Practice. Session
adjourned; carried over to 1-11-2000 (5/28/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
S.B. 484
(2/11/99) |
In
Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Agriculture. Indefinitely postponed. Session adjourned; carried over to 1-11-2000
(5/28/99). |
Same as H.B.
1143. |
| Texas |
S.B. 1740
(3/12/99) |
Senate Committee
on Jurisprudence. Session adjourned; no carryover (5/31/99). |
Relates to the
transfer of structured settlements. |
H.B. 2691
(3/9/99) |
Passed
House. To Senate Committee on Jurisprudence. Session
adjourned; no carryover (5/31/99). |
Relates to the
transfer of structured settlements. |
H.B. 3040
(3/11/99) |
House Committee
on Civil Practices. Session adjourned; no carryover (5/31/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
| Vermont |
S.B. 185
(2/25/99) |
Senate Committee
on Judiciary. Session adjourned; carried over (5/15/99). |
"Structured
Settlement Protection Act" |
H.B. 484
(3/3/99) |
House Committee
on Judiciary. Session adjourned; carried over (5/15/99). |
Same as S.B. 185. |
| Virginia |
Enacted |
H.B. 1922. |
Approved by
Governor (4/7/99). |
H.B. 2538
(1/21/99) |
To House
Committee on Corporations, Insurance, and Banking. Session adjourned; no carryover
(2/27/99). |
Enacts the
"Structured Settlement Protection Act" |
| Washington |
H.B. 2291
(4/25/99) |
To
House Committee on Health Care. Session adjourned;
carried over (4/25/99). |
Regulates
Structured Settlements. |
| West Virginia |
Enacted |
S.B. 18. |
Passed 3/13/99;
In effect 90 days from passage. |
| Wisconsin |
S.B.
298
(11/24/99) |
To
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs (12/3/99). |
Requires Approval
of Structured Settlements. |