HB 869: Nursing Home Litigation Reform
GENERAL BILL by Hager
Nursing Home Litigation Reform; Specifies conditions under which nursing home resident has cause of action against licensee or management company; requires evidence of basis for punitive damages; requires trial judge to conduct an evidentiary hearing before claimant can assert claim for punitive damages; permits licensee or management company to be held liable for punitive damages; provides criteria for awarding of punitive damages in case of vicarious liability of certain entities.
Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/19/2013 House • Filed
2/28/2013 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Innovation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 88
3/4/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 88
3/6/2013 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 5 -HJ 203
• Now in Health Innovation Subcommittee -HJ 203
5/3/2013 House • Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
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HB 869, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2013 at 9:43 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2013 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1384 (c2) Nursing Home Litigation Galvano Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died on Calendar
Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 043197 - Amendment
Between lines 126 and 127, insert:Waldman 3/6/2013
1:50 PMFailed to Adopt
3/6/2013PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 1 (pdf) 400.0237 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. Page 3 (pdf)