Judiciary
Senate Bill 3 would prevent owner, lessee, or other lawful occupant of real property from owing a trespasser care for injury or harm done. Also it would allow said possessor to use justifiable force to remove a criminal trespasser. It establishes that the new section does not increase the liability of any possessor and does not affect any protections from liability established by another section of the code.
Senate Bill 12 would require payment of outstanding wages to be done by the next regular payday with exceptions. The exceptions being fringe benefits and bonuses are not covered. The bill also reduces the amount of liquidated damages available and provides an instance where they are not available. The bill would authorize payments by mail if requested by the employee too.
Senate Bill 43 would limit tolling of statute of limitations with regards to claims brought by a defendant against any person not originally involved in the civil action to be filed within 180 days from the date of process of the original complaint; provided that any new party brought into litigation also has 180 days tolling got the statute of limitations.
Transportation
Senate Bill 59 would require any vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury or death to stop immediately and remain at the scene of until the driver complies with the requirements of this proposed law. The person would be able to leave the crash in order to render assistance to an injured person.
This bill would find that any person convicted of knowingly leaving the scene after a crash resulting in death guilty of a felony and be fined no more than $5,000 or imprisoned for no less than one year and no more than five years or both. Any conviction for leaving the scene of a crash resulting in bodily injury would be fined no more than $2,500 or imprisoned no less than one year nor more than three years or both.
