File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 505
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Frick, Lee, Ramirez,
Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario
- Entitled:
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Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Increasing specified limitations on noneconomic damages for a personal
injury action and a wrongful death action concerning health care
malpractice for a cause of action arising on or after October 1, 2009.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Damages
- Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Medical Malpractice
- Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
- Torts -see also- Libel and Slander; Med Malp; Wrongful Death
- Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2A-09
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
