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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 592

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Relating to: the liability of an adult sponsor of a minor applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license.

Insurance — Motor vehicle Motor vehicle — Accident Motor vehicle — Driver_s license Youth

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with limited exceptions, an application for a motor vehicle

operator's license by a person under the age of 18 (minor) must be signed and verified

by a parent or other adult sponsor. After the operator's license is issued, any

negligence or willful misconduct of the minor when operating a motor vehicle is

imputed to the parents or to the adult sponsor who signed the application. The

parents or the adult sponsor is jointly and severally liable with the minor for any

damages caused by the minor's negligent or willful misconduct.

This bill creates a limit for liability imputed to the parents or adult sponsor for

damages caused by the minor's negligent or willful misconduct. Under the bill,

liability is limited to a total of $300,000 for all parents or adult sponsors to all parties

arising from any one accident.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Grothman (R)

3 cosponsors

J. Ott (R) , Jacque and Craig , Kuglitsch (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 27, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

Passed 18–15 Mar 11, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Placed at the foot of the 12th on the calendar of 3-11-2014, Ayes 18, Noes 15

Passed 18–15 Mar 11, 2014 official source full page

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Mar 12, 2014 official source full page

Full history

  1. Feb 13, 2014 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative J. Ott

  2. Feb 13, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 25, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 27, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Labor, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Feb 27, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Placed at the foot of the 12th on the calendar of 3-11-2014, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  10. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Risser

  11. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  13. Mar 12, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  14. Mar 12, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  17. Mar 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Kuglitsch added as a cosponsor

  18. Mar 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Jacque and Craig added as cosponsors

  19. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1