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2007 SESSION

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HB 2415 Expert witness certifications; service of process.

Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Certification of expert witnesses; service of process; medical malpractice.  Clarifies that when the plaintiff requests service of process or requests the defendant to accept service of process, he is certifying that he has obtained an expert opinion that the defendant deviated from the applicable standard of care. The certifying expert's identity or qualifications shall not be discoverable.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075248220  pdf
• 02/05/07  House: Printed as engrossed 075248220-E  pdf
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2415ER)  pdf
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075248220
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2415E
• 02/05/07  House: Printed as engrossed 075248220-E
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2415ER)
• 02/21/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)