2015 House Bill 4686

Senate Roll Call 779: Passed

To establish that a municipality being sued for an injury related to a sidewalk “discontinuity” may any use any common law defense available to regular people, including that the condition was “open and obvious.” Current law limits local government defenses in these suits (for example, having to show that a "vertical discontinuity" was less than two inches).

22 Yeas / 15 Nays
Republican (20 Yeas / 7 Nays)
Democrat (2 Yeas / 8 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)