SB 220
Provides that a person who is injured by a product has 10 years after the sale or lease of the product to bring a suit for damages
Sponsor:
LR Number:
0886S.03C
Committee:
Last Action:
5/12/2017 - Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 220-Riddle, with SCS & SS for SCS (pending)
Journal Page:
Title:
SCS SB 220
Calendar Position:
Effective Date:
August 28, 2017

Current Bill Summary

SS/SCS/SB 220 - This act provides that a person who is injured by a defective or unsafe condition of a product or due to negligence in the design, manufacture, sale, or distribution of a product has ten years after the sale or lease of the product to bring a claim for damages.

The ten year time limitation shall not apply to actions relating to real property, to actions where a person has knowingly concealed any defective or unsafe condition, actions for indemnity or contribution by a defendant, when a product has a warranty, to actions regarding negligent service or maintenance of a product, and to actions where the product causes certain latent diseases.

This act is similar to HB 594 (2017) and SB 1091 (2016).

JESSI BAKER

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