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2023 SESSION
SB 1379 Correctional facilities, local and regional; provision of medical services.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Local and regional correctional facilities; provision of medical services; waiver of sovereign immunity. Waives sovereign immunity for health care providers employed by localities or by local or regional correctional facilities to provide medical services to prisoners for a claim of wrongful death or injury resulting from a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the provision of such medical services. This bill is in response to Patterson v. City of Danville, 875 Va. S.E.2d 65 (2022).
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100123D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23100123D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100123D
- 01/11/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/03/23 Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 02/06/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/07/23 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/07/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1379E
- 02/07/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23100123D-E
- 02/07/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/23 Senate: Chair votes NO
- 02/07/23 Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)