SB 620 will be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee tomorrow, Thursday, January 20 at 11:30 a.m. This is the last committee of reference before the bill goes to the Senate floor.
An amendment has been filed to SB 620 provides additional exemptions and clarifications which improve the bill. However, while incremental changes are being made, the League will remain opposed because the legislation does not require businesses to demonstrate that their alleged damages are reasonably certain, directly traceable to the ordinance, and not the result of other intervening causes, and the legislation incentivizes “drive-by” lawsuits against small towns by awarding attorney fees and costs to plaintiffs even when claims are settled before lawsuits get filed.