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HB 6029: Punitive Damages

GENERAL BILL by Mariano

Punitive Damages; Removes provisions requiring portion of punitive damages awarded for certain claims relating to nursing homes & assisted living facilities to be deposited into Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/16/2019 House • Filed
    10/23/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 259
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 259
    1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 516
    2/5/2020 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 517
    2/7/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
    2/11/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -HJ 551
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 551
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary Committee

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  • HB 6029, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/16/2019 at 3:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1226 Punitive Damages Book Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.0238 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.0239 Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund. Page 2 (pdf)
    429.298 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 3 (pdf)

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