SB 1234 - Trent, Curtis
Establishes immunity from liability for certain designers, manufacturers, sellers, and lessors of products
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
3365S.01I
Title
SB 1234
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2026
Committee
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1234 - This act specifies that, in any civil action for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by a product, the plaintiff shall prove that the defendant designed, manufactured, sold, or leased the actual product that caused the injury. Designers, manufacturers, sellers, or lessors of products not identified as having been used, ingested, or encountered by an injured party will not be held liable for any alleged injury. A person or business entity whose design is copied or otherwise used by a manufacturer without the designer's express authorization shall not be subject to liability for personal injury, death, or property damage, even if the use of the design is foreseeable.
This act is identical to HCS/HB 918 (2025) and is substantially similar to SB 552 (2025), a provision in SB 669 (2022), in SB 1243 (2022), in HB 2367 (2022), in HCS/SCS/SB 119 (2021), SB 350 (2021), HCS/HB 782 (2021), and in the perfected HCS/HB 922 (2021).
KATIE O'BRIEN