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1999 SESSION

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SB 1230 Medical malpractice limit.

Introduced by: Henry L. Marsh III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Medical malpractice limit. Raises the amount recoverable from $1 million to $1.5 million. The $1.5 million limit will increase by $50,000 annually until June 30, 2007. The annual increase on July 1, 2007, and the annual increase on July 1, 2008, shall be $75,000 per year. Each annual increase shall apply to the act or acts of malpractice occurring on or after the effective date of the increase. The July 1, 2008, increase shall be the final annual increase.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 994227699  pdf
• 02/07/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 992268699-S1  pdf
• 02/09/99  Senate: Printed as engrossed 992268699-ES1  pdf
• 02/22/99  House: Committee substitute printed 994366699-H1  pdf
• 03/05/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1230ER)  pdf
• 04/07/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 994227699
• 01/21/99  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/29/99  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil & Property Law
• 02/07/99  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/07/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 992268699-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 992268699-S1
• 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 Norment withdrawn
• 02/09/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd. 992268699-ES1
• 02/09/99  Senate: Printed as engrossed 992268699-ES1
• 02/09/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 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
• 02/16/99  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 4
• 02/22/99  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (23-Y 1-N)
• 02/22/99  House: Committee substitute printed 994366699-H1
• 02/23/99  House: Read second time
• 02/24/99  House: Read third time
• 02/24/99  House: Committee substitute agreed to 994366699-H1
• 02/24/99  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 994366699-H1
• 02/24/99  House: Passed House with substitute (94-Y 5-N)
• 02/24/99  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/25/99  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (38-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 03/05/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1230ER)
• 03/12/99  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/12/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 711 (effective 8/1/99)
• 04/07/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711)