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2005 SESSION

Civil Remedies and Procedure
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  • HB 1518 Verdict and judgment; damages.
  • HB 1538 Attorney fees and court costs; termination of action.
  • HB 1544 Medical malpractice; limitation on noneconomic damage awards.
  • HB 1556 Indigent care; physicians providing services without charge immune from liability.
  • HB 1559 Exemptions in bankruptcy; changes in time limitations.
  • HB 1580 Judgments; changes in enforcement provisions.
  • HB 1588 Unlawful detainer; includes commercial tenancies.
  • HB 1594 Judgments; changes in provisions.
  • HB 1595 Debtor interrogatories; supplemental proceedings.
  • HB 1604 Civil recovery for professional services; technical correction.
  • HB 1616 Shoplifting and employee theft; provisions for civil recovery.
  • HB 1617 Litigation Reduction and Consumer Personal Responsibility Act of 2005; created.
  • HB 1621 Tort Claims Act; increases claim amounts for general district court jurisdiction.
  • HB 1693 Medical malpractice; limitation on noneconomic damage awards.
  • HB 1694 Medical malpractice; limit on attorney fees.
  • HB 1702 Medical records; introduction as evidence.
  • HB 1709 Patient information; prohibits lawyer from obtaining information from practitioner's employers, etc.
  • HB 1714 Garnishment; increasing maximum portion of protected disposable earnings.
  • HB 1751 Civil cases; requires cover sheets with filings.
  • HB 1757 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; attorney fees.
  • HB 1794 Medical malpractice; expressions of sympathy inadmissible.
  • HB 1805 Felony convictions; issuance of writ of actual innocence for nonbiological evidence.
  • HB 1892 Manufactured housing; disposal thereof paid by owner of property after sheriff's sale of goods.
  • HB 1900 Civil procedure; limitations of actions.  
  • HB 1904 Medical malpractice; expressions inadmissible.
  • HB 1907 Medical malpractice; clerk of circuit court in which motion for judgment is filed to forward.
  • HB 1960 Firearms; criminal history records check required to obtain from show vendor.
  • HB 2009 Criminal history records check; behavioral health emply., limited number of misdemeanor convictions.
  • HB 2010 Judgment; rate of interest.
  • HB 2046 Criminal history record information; disqualified from employment if in proximity to minors.
  • HB 2094 Judgment; courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over officials from other states.
  • HB 2109 Name change; service of application for minor made on parent who does not join in.
  • HB 2139 Criminal history records check; allows certain employers to hire applicant while awaiting response.
  • HB 2161 Physicians immunity; eliminating immunity for failure to review and respond to report or result.
  • HB 2174 Criminal cases; testimony of husband and wife.
  • HB 2203 Criminally negligent bodily injury; penalty.
  • HB 2254 Opinion testimony; required to be based upon sufficient facts or data.
  • HB 2261 Judges; prohibited from ex parte examinations of witnesses or evidence, exception.
  • HB 2264 Criminal cases; notice to defendant 14 days prior to trial if introducing prior convictions.
  • HB 2267 Harassment; immunity for any school employee or volunteer who reports incident.
  • HB 2285 Fax machines; identification of sender of advertising materials.
  • HB 2301 Criminal history record information; allows free check for council of Girl Scouts.
  • HB 2328 Criminal cases; reports and records of Chief Medical Examiner to be received as evidence.
  • HB 2383 Electoral board members and general registrar staff; costs of defense shall be paid by State.
  • HB 2471 Computer Crimes Act; changes in provisions, penalty.
  • HB 2515 Medical records; charge for copies distinguished between patient request & subpoenaed records.
  • HB 2542 Incarcerated persons; 'person under a disability' not included for purposes of excuting a will, etc
  • HB 2561 Noneconomic damages; limits dollar amount in all actions.
  • HB 2583 Commissioners in chancery; allowed to be used in certain circuit court cases.
  • HB 2628 Writ of habeas corpus; attorney's failure to appeal, petition limitations.
  • HB 2633 Medical malpractice; plaintiff to obtain certified opinion for whom service of process is requested.
  • HB 2652 Perjury; permits use of unsworn declarations, penalty.
  • HB 2654 Depositions; differentiates between party and non-party, specifies where shall be taken.
  • HB 2659 Service of process; plaintiff must have an expert witness, expressions of sympathy inadmissible.
  • HB 2669 Public safety personnel; certain persons exempt from liability, extends sunset provision.
  • HB 2708 Jury duty; breast-feeding mothers exempt upon written request.
  • HB 2731 Smallpox vaccines; immunity provisions.
  • HB 2802 Domestic violence or sexual assault; privileged communications between victims and advocates.
  • HB 2829 Habeas corpus; inadequacy of counsel.
  • HB 2926 Firearms and ammunition; immunity for manufacturers.
  • HB 2931 Firearms; applicant purchasing to provide specified information for required background check.
  • SB 722 Judgments; limitations on enforcement.
  • SB 723 Debtor interrogatories; supplemental proceedings.
  • SB 790 Post-trial relief; provided for those who did not receive notification of final order.
  • SB 807 Firearms; criminal history records check required to obtain from show vendor.
  • SB 808 Evidence, human biological; Div. of Forensic Science to store, etc. & to develop inventory.
  • SB 827 Subpoenaed documents; provides that all copies will be available upon request to any party.
  • SB 828 Certified public accountants; allowed to audit money held by clerks of court.
  • SB 832 Consumer Protection Act; violation based upon misrepresentation, fraud or deception.
  • SB 855 Noneconomic damages; limits dollar amount in all actions.
  • SB 888 Judgment; courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over officials from other states.
  • SB 895 Criminal background checks, national; only one set of fingerprints need to be provided on employee.
  • SB 898 Electoral board members and general registrar staff; costs of defense shall be paid by State.
  • SB 908 Evidence; chain of custody form attested to by law-enforcement agency responsible for custody of.
  • SB 914 Felony convictions; issuance of writ of actual innocence for nonbiological evidence.
  • SB 922 Nonprofit meal delivery program; civil immunity for nonprofit organization that administers.
  • SB 933 Limited liability companies; procedure for filing of articles of restatement.
  • SB 976 Service of process; plaintiff to have an expert witness before medical malpractice is filed.
  • SB 1001 Computer crimes; punishment for interferring with computer systems, penalty.
  • SB 1018 Jury interrogatories; allows court to submit in writing, forms for general verdict in certain cases.