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S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments

Became lawWritten by Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore · carried in the House by Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill sets new rules for lawsuits over crashes involving driverless vehicles. It creates three ways to sue: a simpler claim with recovery capped at $100,000, a product liability claim capping pain-and-suffering damages at $1 million, and a claim against manufacturers and developers, and it includes a 2030 sunset review.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • amends and enacts definitions related to automated driving systems and product liability
  • imposes a statutory limit on awards of noneconomic loss in product liability cases related to automated driving systems
  • amends provisions related to product defects and liability related to automated driving systems and reasonably alternative technologies available at the time of manufacture
  • creates an affirmative defense against product liability if certain state-of-the-art technology standards are met
  • limits liability of certain automated driving system manufacturers and developers to certain types of claims
  • requires a sunset review of provisions related to liability of automated driving systems and vehicles
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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