Senate Amendment 5155


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     1  1    Amend House File 2243, as passed by the House, as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 21 and
     1  4 inserting the following:
     1  5    <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  101.14  USER
     1  6 RESPONSIBILITY.
     1  7    1.  In any action or claim seeking damages for
     1  8 personal injuries or damage to property arising out of
     1  9 injuries or loss due to defects in a liquefied
     1 10 petroleum gas system, or arising out of the condition
     1 11 of any portion of that system, the negligence or other
     1 12 fault of the customer, owner, or other person in
     1 13 possession of or making use of that system relating to
     1 14 the installation, modification, maintenance, or repair
     1 15 of the system or damage incurred to the system, shall
     1 16 be, pursuant to chapter 668, admissible in evidence
     1 17 and considered by the finder of fact as to whether
     1 18 such negligence or other fault was the cause in fact
     1 19 of the accident or condition leading to the injuries
     1 20 or damages.>
     1 21 #2.  Page 1, line 22, by striking the figure <4.>
     1 22 and inserting the following:  <2.>
     1 23 #3.  Page 1, lines 23 and 24, by striking the words
     1 24 <more than twenty pounds of>.
     1 25 #4.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and
     1 26 inserting the following:  <An Act regarding user
     1 27 responsibility and liability with respect to liquefied
     1 28 petroleum gas systems.>
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     1 32 COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
     1 33 JERRY BEHN, Chairperson
     1 34 HF 2243.501 80
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