SB 542 (2022) -  Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency

General Bill by Rodriguez
Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency: Providing that specified actions taken by a business during certain declared emergencies may not be used as evidence in certain civil causes of action, etc.
SB Substituted for HB 411 By Melo
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 05/11/22 Chapter No. 2022-99 on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:08 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, March 03, 2022 5:49 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 11/30/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/10/22 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/20/22 9:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 15   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 411 Subject: Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/20/2022 12:21:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/19/2022 8:32:46 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/10/2022 6:31:53 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/7/2022 3:31:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 11/30/2021 3:28:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 11/29/2021 8:46:52 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 01/27/2022 04:12 PM   Yeas: 35 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 11] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/02/2022 05:50 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 686] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/08/2022 12:06 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Returning Messages Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 12] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2022-99 Time: 05/11/2022 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/10/2022 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/05/2022 - 3:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 727 Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 727 Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (782315) -SJ 727 Time: 03/08/2022 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/02/2022 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S In returning messages Time: 03/02/2022 - 6:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 2 Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/01/2022 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 782315 adopted Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted for HB 411 Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022) Time: 02/24/2022 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 782315 filed Time: 02/24/2022 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/22/2022 - 8:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading Time: 02/22/2022 - 7:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/17/2022 - 9:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022) Time: 02/17/2022 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/17/2022 - 8:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 01/27/2022 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 236 Time: 01/27/2022 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 -SJ 235 Time: 01/27/2022 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 235 Time: 01/27/2022 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 235 Time: 01/27/2022 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/27/22 -SJ 236 Time: 01/24/2022 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 01/20/2022 - 12:36 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 215 Time: 01/20/2022 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/22, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/14/2022 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 32 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/11/2022 - 7:35 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 95 Time: 01/10/2022 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/03/2022 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 11/30/2021 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 95 Time: 11/30/2021 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 11/22/2021 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 32 Time: 11/03/2021 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/18/2021 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
448.111 HB 291, HB 293, SB 322, SB 376, HB 411, HB 507, SB 732, HB 887, SB 1756