HOUSE BILL 495

Sponsored By:

Delegates Anderson and Smigiel

Entitled:

Action or Claim for Medical Injury - Attesting Experts - Reports

Synopsis:

Repealing a requirement that a report of each party's attesting expert for specified certificates concerning a medical injury be filed in an action or claim for a medical injury.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/6

First Reading Judiciary

2/7

Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/15

Special Order 3/16 (Delegate Donoghue) Adopted

3/16

Motion Special Order 3/19 (Delegate Bromwell) Rejected (67-71)

Special Order 3/20 (Delegate Simmons) Adopted

3/17

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Third Reading Failed (63-71)

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorneys

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Medical Malpractice

Reports

Witnesses

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-2A-04 , 3-2A-04 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

House

Number: 512417/01     Offered on: March 13, 2007   at: 10:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 16, 2007: Motion Special Order until 3/19 (Bromwell) Rejected (67-71)

March 17, 2007: Third Reading Failed (63-71)