Legislation

Title: Task Force to Study the Establishment of Health Courts
Sponsored by: Delegates Rosenberg, Kittleman, Krebs, Lam, Morhaim, Oaks, and Smith
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing the Task Force to Study the Establishment of Health Courts; requiring the Task Force to study the adequacy and cost of State laws and policies relating to the litigation of medical malpractice cases and make recommendations regarding the establishment of health courts to hear medical malpractice cases and the feasibility of assigning a medical malpractice case to a single judge throughout the litigation process; requiring the Task Force to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2016; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0849

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0402 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2016

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2016 Legislative Date 2/08/2016 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2016 Legislative Date 2/05/2016 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2016 Legislative Date 3/18/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/05/2016	2/08/2016	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/05/2016	2/05/2016	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/17/2016	3/18/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/09/2016	Text - First - Task Force to Study the Establishment of Health Courts
3/18/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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