2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 676

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegates Brown, Amedori, Cane, Donoghue, Jameson, McComas, McHale, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Statute of Limitations - Minors

Synopsis:

Altering the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice action, if the claimant was under a specified age at the time the injury was committed.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/12 (Delegate Owings) Adopted
3/12
Special Order 3/13 (Delegate Owings) Adopted
3/13
Special Order 3/14 (Delegate Owings) Adopted
3/14
Floor Amendment (Delegate Owings)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Owings) Adopted (69-66)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Gordon) Rejected (54-78)
3/18
Third Reading Passed (127-5)
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/20
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
Bill affects the following Statute:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-109 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 403928/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2003   at: 11:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 822813/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 11, 2003   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2003: Floor Amendment (Owings) Adopted (69-66)
March 14, 2003: Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Gordon) Rejected (54-78)
March 18, 2003: Third Reading Passed (127-5)