Highlights of the Senate and House versions of the bridge victim compensation bills
SENATE
• $26.5 million fund.
• $400,000 limit on each claim.
• Claims would be considered and compensation offers made by a panel of three attorneys appointed by the chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
• People who accept compensation offers would have to agree not to sue the state.
HOUSE
• $40 million fund.
• No limit on size of individual claims.
• Claims would be considered and payouts proposed by a special master.
• People who accept compensation offers would have to agree not to sue the state.
IN ADDITION
• Under both the House and Senate versions, insurers would not be allowed to seek reimbursement through the state fund.
• In both versions, the state could seek reimbursement under certain circumstances from third-party payments to victims. But the two versions differ on the circumstances.
