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2011 SESSION

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SB 771 Remedies; increases cap on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.

Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Remedies; limitation on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.  Increases from $2 million to $2.05 million, on July 1, 2012, the cap on the recovery in actions against health care providers for medical malpractice. Thereafter, the cap is increased by $50,000 annually with the last increase on July 1, 2031. This bill is identical to HB 1459.

FULL TEXT

• 12/08/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100865D  pdf
• 01/26/11  Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104063D-S1  pdf
• 02/21/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11105269D-H1  pdf
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB771ER)  pdf
• 04/06/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0759)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 12/08/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100865D
• 12/08/10  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/11  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/26/11  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/11  Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104063D-S1
• 01/28/11  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/31/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/11  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/11  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/01/11  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104063D-S1
• 02/01/11  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB771S1
• 02/02/11  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/11  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/21/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11105269D-H1
• 02/21/11  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/11  House: Read second time
• 02/24/11  House: Read third time
• 02/24/11  House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105269D-H1
• 02/24/11  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB771H1
• 02/24/11  House: Passed House with substitute (92-Y 6-N)
• 02/24/11  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 6-N)
• 02/24/11  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/11  Senate: Title replaced 11105269D-H1
• 03/03/11  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB771ER)
• 03/03/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/11  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/05/11  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/06/11  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 04/06/11  Senate: Passed in enrolled form (29-Y 11-N)
• 04/06/11  House: Governor's veto overridden (92-Y 6-N)
• 04/06/11  House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (92-Y 6-N)
• 04/06/11  House: Bill became law, Chapter 759 (effective 7/1/11)
• 04/06/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0759)