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1999 SESSION

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SB 1181 Claims of medical malpractice.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Medical malpractice limit. Raises the amount recoverable from $1 million to $1.5 million, exclusive of interest. The $1 million limit will increase by $50,000 annually until July 1, 2009. The annual increase will apply only to causes of action arising after July 1 of that year. This bill is identical to SB 1230.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990753728  pdf
• 02/07/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 994801728-S1  pdf
• 02/09/99  Senate: Printed as engrossed 994801728-ES1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990753728
• 01/21/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/01/99  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (7-Y 5-N)
• 02/01/99  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/07/99  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/07/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 994801728-S1
• 02/08/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/99  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/99  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
• 02/09/99  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/09/99  Senate: Amendment #1 by Sen. Norment agreed to
• 02/09/99  Senate: Amendment #2 By Sen. Norment rejected
• 02/09/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub./amd. 994801728-ES1
• 02/09/99  Senate: Printed as engrossed 994801728-ES1
• 02/09/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/09/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/09/99  Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N 2-A)
• 02/09/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 5-N 2-A)
• 02/09/99  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/99  House: Read first time
• 02/15/99  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/15/99  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 4
• 02/25/99  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  House: Incorporated in other legislation (SB1230-Marsh)