2018 Senate Bill 877

Reduce bar to sexual misconduct-related lawsuit against the state

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 27, 2018

Introduced by Sen. Marty Knollenberg (R-13)

To exclude sexual misconduct from the governmental immunity from lawsuits granted to government employees, officials and volunteers.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 1, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 14, 2018

Amendment offered

To make the bill retroactive to 1997, not 1993.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-7)

To eliminate the retroactivity provisions of the bill.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 28 to 7 (details)

To exclude sexual misconduct from the governmental immunity from lawsuits granted to government agencies, employees, officials and volunteers, but only if there was negligence in the hiring, supervision, training of the offender, or if the agency knew or should have known of the misconduct and failed to report it.

Received in the House

March 15, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Law and Justice