File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Elliott, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore,
Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers,
O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull
- Entitled:
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Health Care Malpractice - Limitation on Noneconomic Damages
Decreasing a specified limitation on noneconomic damages in health
care malpractice claims arising on or after October 1, 2010 to
$500,000, with specified annual increases beginning October 1, 2011;
making conforming and stylistic changes; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/17
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Charles A. Jenkins, District 3B
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
- Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
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
- Torts -see also- Libel and Slander; Med Malp; Wrongful Death
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2A-09 ,
3-2A-09
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
