CS/SB 248: Medical Negligence
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgess ; Book ; Hutson ; Perry ; Stewart
Medical Negligence; Revising the limits on noneconomic damages for personal injury or wrongful death arising from medical negligence; deleting a provision that prohibits adult children and parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits; requiring that medical malpractice insurer rate filings reflect certain changes in costs and expenses; requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to consider such changes in its review of rate filings, etc.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Judiciary (JU)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/20/2023 Senate • Filed
11/7/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/17/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/22/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/22/2024 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2
1/23/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/24/2024 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy; Rules
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Fiscal Policy
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CS/SB 248, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2024 at 4:46 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 77 Recovery of Damages in Claims for Medical Negligence Roach Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee 
H 129 Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions López, Beltran Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
S 310 Recovery of Damages in Claims for Medical Negligence Martin Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary
S 442 Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions Book Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 4 (pdf) 400.0235 Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. Page 4 (pdf) 429.295 Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. Page 4 (pdf) 766.118 Determination of noneconomic damages. Page 4 (pdf) 766.209 Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration. Page 14 (pdf) 768.21 Damages. Page 12 (pdf) -
SB 248, Original Filed Version Posted 10/20/2023 at 4:50 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/19/2024 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/23/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 77 Recovery of Damages in Claims for Medical Negligence Roach Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
H 129 Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions López, Beltran Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
S 310 Recovery of Damages in Claims for Medical Negligence Martin Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary
S 442 Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions Book Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Judiciary
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 932842 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(Yarborough)1/19/2024
1:00 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/22/2024Web Page
PDF
651228 - Amendment to Amendment (932842)
Delete lines 26 - 326 and insert:Judiciary
(Book)1/22/2024
11:51 AMUnfavorable
1/22/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/22/2024 1:30 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.21 Damages. Page 1 (pdf)