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2000 SESSION
HB 398 Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act.
Introduced by: Clifton A. (Chip) Woodrum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act. Clarifies that only parties to litigation who are either participating hospitals or physicians under the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act may move the court to refer the action to the Workers' Compensation Commission for the purpose of determining whether the requirements of the Act are satisfied. The bill also requires that a motion to refer the action to the Commission be filed no later than 120 days after the date the party seeking the referral filed its grounds of defense. The bill specifies what constitutes a petition and certain filing and administrative requirements. The bill provides that the definition of participating physician includes a partnership, corporation, professional corporation, professional limited liability company or other entity through which the physician practices. The bill has an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003324996 pdf
- 01/28/00 House: Committee substitute printed 001768996-H1 pdf
- 03/07/00 Senate: Floor substitute printed 001925508-S1 (Norment) pdf
- 03/10/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB398ER) pdf
- 04/03/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0207) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003324996
- 01/13/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 01/27/00 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (23-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/00 House: Committee substitute printed 001768996-H1
- 01/31/00 House: Read first time
- 02/01/00 House: Read second time
- 02/01/00 House: Committee substitute agreed to 001768996-H1
- 02/01/00 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 001768996-H1
- 02/02/00 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/01/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/00 Senate: Floor substitute printed 001925508-S1 (Norment)
- 03/07/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/07/00 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/07/00 Senate: Substitute by Sen. Norment agreed to 001925508-S1
- 03/07/00 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 03/07/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - fl. sub. 001925508-S1
- 03/07/00 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 03/07/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 03/08/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/00 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB398ER)
- 03/13/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/13/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/01/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 207 (effective 4/1/00)
- 04/03/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0207)