Senator Owen Hill represents the citizens of Senate District 10 in El Paso County. He and his wife Emily have four children: Kaiden (7),...
Bill to Protect Citizens Passes First Committee
February
27,
2013
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman’s (R-Colorado Springs) bill to increase the limits that can be paid to victims injured by Colorado governments.
“Senate Bill 23 is reasonable and responsible,” said Cadman. “Colorado governments have not increased their liability limits since the last century. The new limits are comparable to what the state requires of many of its own private contractors.”
Senate Bill 23, co-sponsored by Senate President John Morse (D-Colorado Springs), increases the amount that people harmed by negligent government action can recover in a successful claim against the state and government subdivisions. Currently, the maximum compensation awarded is $150,000 per person and $600,000 per incident. This bill raises these amounts to $350,000 and $990,000 respectively.
Senator Cadman concluded, “When citizens are harmed by their own government, they should not be victimized a second time by an unfair compensation limit.”
This bill now moves to the entire Senate.
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“Senate Bill 23 is reasonable and responsible,” said Cadman. “Colorado governments have not increased their liability limits since the last century. The new limits are comparable to what the state requires of many of its own private contractors.”
Senate Bill 23, co-sponsored by Senate President John Morse (D-Colorado Springs), increases the amount that people harmed by negligent government action can recover in a successful claim against the state and government subdivisions. Currently, the maximum compensation awarded is $150,000 per person and $600,000 per incident. This bill raises these amounts to $350,000 and $990,000 respectively.
Senator Cadman concluded, “When citizens are harmed by their own government, they should not be victimized a second time by an unfair compensation limit.”
This bill now moves to the entire Senate.
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