Legislation

Title: Task Force to Study the Establishment of Health Courts
Sponsored by: Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Guzzone, King, Montgomery, and Muse
Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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 Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2015; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0402

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2015

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2015 Legislative Date 2/02/2015 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2015 Legislative Date 2/10/2015 Action Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2015 Legislative Date 3/23/2015 Action Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/02/2015	2/02/2015	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/10/2015	2/10/2015	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/20/2015	3/23/2015	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/03/2015	Text - First - Task Force to Study the Establishment of Health Courts
3/20/2015	Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings

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