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2011 SESSION
HB 2170 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; parties' expenses.
Introduced by: Clarence E. Phillips | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; parties' expenses. Prohibits the Workers' Compensation Commission from awarding attorney fees incurred in opposing a claimant's admission to the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. The measure also prohibits the award of attorney's fees and expenses incurred by any physician, hospital, or nurse midwife that is a party to a proceeding regarding admission to the Program, or their medical malpractice carrier, in a proceeding involving a birth-related neurological injury claim. The prohibitions on paying expenses do not apply to certain photocopying costs or compensation of the Office of the Attorney General.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102702D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105011D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2170ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/14/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102702D
- 01/12/11 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/17/11 House: Assigned C & L sub: #1
- 02/01/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105011D-H1
- 02/06/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Read second time
- 02/07/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105011D-H1
- 02/07/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2170H1
- 02/08/11 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/08/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/09/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/14/11 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/11 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2170ER)
- 02/23/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective - see bill)
- 03/14/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)