SR89 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR89 sets six Senate bills as the Senate's special, priority calendar for the Sixteenth Legislative Day, taking precedence over all other business until they are disposed of.

What This Bill Does

It designates SB59, SB187, SB212, SB207, SB184, and SB84 as the special order of business through the Sixteenth Legislative Day. The listed bills would amend various civil and liability laws (statutes of repose, expert testimony, wrongful death venue, judgment interest, product liability, and landowner liability), altering how those laws operate if enacted, while the resolution itself only changes scheduling and priority.

Who It Affects

• Civil litigants and professionals involved in lawsuits (plaintiffs and defendants, including architects, engineers, builders, personal representatives in wrongful death cases, and non-manufacturer product sellers) who could see changes in statutes of repose, venue rules, testimony admissibility, and liability rules.
• Property owners and land users who lease land for hunting or fishing, who could see changes in liability limits under the Landowners Protection Act.

Key Provisions

• Declares SB59, SB187, SB212, SB207, SB184, SB84 as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business through the Sixteenth Legislative Day.
• SB59 shortens the civil statute of repose for actions against architects, engineers, or builders; amendments to Sections 6-5-221, 6-5-222, 6-5-225, 6-5-227.
• SB187 changes civil procedure regarding admissibility of expert testimony.
• SB212 changes Wrongful Death Act venue to be in the county where the suit would have been filed if the deceased were living; amendment to Section 6-5-410.
• SB207 regulates computation of interest for money judgments not based on contract; amendment to Section 8-8-10.
• SB184 prohibits product liability relief actions against sellers who are not manufacturers; amendments to Sections 6-5-501, 6-5-521.
• SB84 limits property owners' liability for leasing property for hunting or fishing; amendment to the Landowners Protection Act.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative