Tort claims against the Commonwealth; liability for dangerous condition on public roadway.
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 4, 2026
What it does
Tort claims against the Commonwealth; liability for dangerous condition on public roadway. Provides that the Commonwealth or a transportation district of the Commonwealth shall be liable for injury or death caused by a dangerous condition on a public roadway that the Commonwealth or transportation district had knowledge of and negligently or wrongfully failed to remedy or maintain. Current law immunizes the Commonwealth or a transportation district against such liability.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
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