Government Liability Cap Bill

At a glance

What: A bill to re-establish a cap on government liability, after the Commonwealth Supreme Court found the earlier cap unconstitutional.
Where it stands: Three public speakers urged passage on August 14, 2026, but the journal records no Senate action on it that day.
Note: Speakers called it "House Bill No. 24-57, SD1" on final reading; the bill the Senate actually voted on that day under 24-57 was the business licensing bill (see Business Licensing Framework Bill). The record is unclear on the cap bill's number.

CUC's counsel said that without a cap the government and CUC's ratepayers face potentially unlimited judgments and CUC may have to buy costly private insurance; he said agency attorneys would support the bill.
A speaker from the Attorney General's office, appearing in an individual capacity, said the Commonwealth is the only state or territory without a cap and that the proposed cap was benchmarked against states with far larger budgets to answer the Supreme Court's concerns.

Senate Journal, August 14, 2026 (Eighth Special Session, SJ 24-31): https://cnmileg.net/documents/senate/journal/24/1589.pdf

Public comment in support; no Senate vote recorded.