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2011 SESSION
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
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)