Key Votes
SB 507 - Comprehensive tort reform-Provide - Key Vote
Oklahoma Key Votes
Ed Cannaday voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 28, 2007 Executive Vetoed
- April 19, 2007 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 17, 2007 House Bill Passed
- March 13, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 5, 2007 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - April 28, 2007
Title: Comprehensive tort reform-Provide
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (25-23) - April 19, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Comprehensive tort reform-Provide
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that changes tort regulations.
Highlights:
-Amends existing code so that summons for court must be served within 120 days rather than in 180 days (Sec.8).
-Exempts the state or political subdivisions from liability in cases where loss or claim results from [t]he use of necessary and reasonable force to control or discipline a student at a school function and actions taken in good faith by school employee (Sec.34).
-Requires that all tort cases must be brought within eight years of the incident (Sec.35).
-Removes the exception in the Senate version for a volunteer providing transportation services for a charitable organization or not-for-profit corporation so that he or she is not liable for injuries that result from the operation of a motor vehicle, watercraft (Sec.37).
-Declares that neither the manufacturer, retailer, nor distributor is responsible for injuries that arise as a result of unlawful use of firearms unless the sale or transfer was unlawful or they had knowledge that the recipient would use the firearm for unlawful purposes (Sec. 43-46).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (57-39) - April 17, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Comprehensive tort reform-Provide
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that changes tort regulations.
Highlights:
-Amends existing code so that summons for court must be served within 120 days rather than in 180 days (Sec.8).
-Exempts the state or political subdivisions from liability in cases where loss or claim results from [t]he use of necessary and reasonable force to control or discipline a student at a school function and actions taken in good faith by school employee (Sec.34).
-Requires that all tort cases must be brought within eight years of the incident (Sec.35).
-Removes the exception in the Senate version for a volunteer providing transportation services for a charitable organization or not-for-profit corporation so that he or she is not liable for injuries that result from the operation of a motor vehicle, watercraft (Sec.37).
-Declares that neither the manufacturer, retailer, nor distributor is responsible for injuries that arise as a result of unlawful use of firearms unless the sale or transfer was unlawful or they had knowledge that the recipient would use the firearm for unlawful purposes (Sec. 43-46).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (42-5) - March 13, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Firearm Injury Liability and Tort Reform
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that changes tort liability laws for injuries that result from firearms use and transportation services operated by charitable organizations.
Highlights:
-Limits the liability of a volunteer providing transportation services for a charitable organization or not-for-profit corporation so that he or she is not liable for injuries that result from the operation of a motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft (Sec. 1).
-States that lawful manufacturers and dealers are not liable for any injury caused by the use of a firearm sold to and used by another person (Sec. 3).
-States that the exemption from liability of firearm manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and collectors does not apply in cases of deceit, breach of contract, expressed or implied warranties, or for injuries resulting from failure of firearms to operate in a normal or usual manner due to defects or negligence in design or manufacture (Sec. 5).
-States that new sections do not apply to unlawful transfers of firearms or transfers where the seller knew the firearm would be used improperly or unlawfully (Sec. 5).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 5, 2007
Title: Firearm Injury Liability and Tort Reform
Sponsors
- Cliff Branan (OK - R)
- Rob Johnson (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Don Barrington (OK - R)
- Brian Bingman (OK - R)
- Randy Brogdon (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Brown (OK - R)
- Glenn Coffee (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brian A. Crain (OK - R)
- David Dank (OK - R)
- David Derby (OK - R)
- Dale R. DeWitt (OK - R)
- John T. Enns (OK - R)
- George E. Faught (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Ford (OK - R)
- Jeff Hickman (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Johnson (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles 'Charlie' Joyner (OK - R)
- Sally R. Kern (OK - R)
- Owen Laughlin (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Martin (OK - R)
- Mike Mazzei (OK - R)
- Mark E. McCullough (OK - R)
- Jeannie McDaniel (OK - D)
- Skye McNiel (OK - R)
- Ken A. Miller (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jason W. Murphey (OK - R)
- Mike D. 'Mike' Reynolds (OK - R)
- Jim Reynolds (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Colby 'Colby' Schwartz (OK - R)
- TW Shannon (OK - R)
- Daniel S. 'Dan' Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Thomsen (OK - R)
- Sue Tibbs (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Wesselhoft (OK - R)
- James A. Williamson (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trebor Worthen (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Wright (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
