File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1347/97 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 188
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Haines, Forehand, and Jimeno
- Entitled:
-
Certificates of Merit - Licensed Professionals
Requiring a claimant in a malpractice action against specified
professionals to file a certificate from a qualified expert; requiring
a certificate to contain a statement that the defendant failed to meet
professional standards; requiring the certificate to be filed within
90 days after the claim is filed; authorizing the court to grant a
waiver or modification of the certificate or to extend the filing
deadline; establishing qualifications of a qualified expert; providing
for specified discovery; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/9
- Return Passed
- 5/21
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 4/3
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARCHITECTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- ENGINEERS
- INTERIOR DESIGNERS
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
- LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC
- SURVEYORS
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2C-01 ,
3-2C-02
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 818056/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1998 at:
11:32 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 4, 1998: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
