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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 790

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Relating to: actions in small claims for third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and actions based in tort. (FE)

Damage personal injury Small claims court

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the procedure for pursuing civil actions in small claims is the exclusive procedure for third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and actions based in tort if the amount claimed is $5,000 or less. The small claims procedure is also the exclusive procedure for pursuing other civil actions for claims that are $10,000 or less, if the actions are for money judgments or garnishments or to enforce a lien. This bill increases the jurisdictional limit for actions in small claims for third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and actions based in tort from $5,000 or less to $10,000 or less.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D)

14 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Goodwin (D) , Hysell (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 22, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Ratcliff and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Hysell, Anderson, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Miresse, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck and Madison

  2. Dec 22, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1