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2003 SESSION
SB 1316 Medical malpractice joint underwriting association; activation.
Introduced by: Jay O'Brien | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Medical malpractice joint underwriting association; activation. Requires the State Corporation Commission to commence an investigation of the voluntary market for medical malpractice insurance immediately, to determine whether there exists sufficient need to activate the medical malpractice joint underwriting association. The Commission shall activate the association if, after investigation, notice, and hearing, it finds that medical malpractice insurance cannot be made reasonably available in the voluntary market for a significant number of any class, type, or group of providers of health care. The Commission shall report its findings by December 31, 2003. The bill has an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 036834510 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1316ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/03 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1316ER2) pdf
- 04/03/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1026) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 036834510
- 01/17/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/03 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/03 House: Read first time
- 02/04/03 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/11/03 House: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/03 House: Read second time
- 02/14/03 House: Read third time
- 02/14/03 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/03 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/03 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/03 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/19/03 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1316ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/03 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/02/03 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/02/03 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 04/02/03 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 04/02/03 Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
- 04/02/03 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/03 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/03 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/03 House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/03 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/03 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/03 House: Enacted, Chapter 1026 (effective 4/2/03)
- 04/02/03 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1316ER2)
- 04/03/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1026)