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Advocacy


Published on Jan 27, 2019

Senate version of wrongful death bill advances

Contact: Sharon Swanson, Shannon McClelland

A substitute version of SB 5163 passed out of committee and is now in the Senate Ways & Means Committee. The substitute’s main substantive change was that it allows claims to be tried by a judge or jury. HB 1135 is scheduled for a committee vote on Friday, February 1.

Both bills, as currently drafted, would significantly expand city tort liability associated with wrongful death claims.

AWC opposes this legislation.

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