File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1346/04 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 649
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin,
Cadden, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank,
Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Krebs, McKee, Miller,
Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and
Wood
- Entitled:
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Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages -
Latent Diseases or Injuries
Establishing that, for purposes of a limitation on an award for
noneconomic damages, a cause of action for personal injury in a latent
disease or latent injury case arises on the earlier of a diagnosis or
a manifestation of symptoms of a legally compensable injury or
disease; and providing for the application of the Act.
House Action
- 2/14
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/3
- Re-referred Judiciary
- Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
- JUDGMENTS
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
11-108 ,
11-108
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered