Bill Sponsor
Alabama Senate Bill 159
Session 2023rs
Relating to civil liability; to amend Sections 6-5-700, 6-5-701, 6-5-702, 6-5-703, 6-5-704, 6-5-705, and 6-5-708, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the liability of a public awarding authority and its contractors regarding the construction and maintenance of public roads; to delete an exception to the statutory protection from liability of a contractor; to create a rebuttable presumption of nonliability of the awarding authority and its contractors when certain circumstances apply; and to provide certain pleading requirements in the filing of a complaint for injury or death arising form the construction or maintenance of a public road.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on May 30, 2023
First Action
Apr 4, 2023
Latest Action
May 30, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
159
State
Alabama
Session
2023rs
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Summary
Highways, roads and bridges, contracts for construction, repair or maintenance, awarding authority defined, contractors immune from civil liability if compliant with contract and accepted by awarding authority.
Sources
Record Created
Apr 11, 2023 12:10:38 AM
Record Updated
May 31, 2023 7:09:43 PM