SB421 SFAT Trump 2-19

Kleeh 7824

            Senator Trump moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

            Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 421--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-27, relating generally to treatment of punitive damages in civil actions; providing for limitations on punitive damages in civil actions; providing for when punitive damages may be awarded in civil actions; and providing for a bifurcated trial, upon request, for civil actions involving punitive damages.

Adopted

Rejected