CS/SB 808: Expert Witnesses/Medical Negligence
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Sebesta ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kirkpatrick
Expert Witnesses/Medical Negligence; provides requirements for expert witness testimony in actions based on medical negligence; requires claimants to provide list of treating physicians; provides for presuit unsworn statements of physicians; provides for unsworn statements after service of complaint upon defendant physician; allows unsworn statements for good cause shown. Amends 766.102,.106, 455.667.
Effective Date: 10/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/16/1999 Senate • Prefiled
1/3/2000 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Rules and Calendar
2/14/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Judiciary, 02/22/00, 1:00 pm, 110S Temporarily postponed
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Rules and Calendar SJ 00051; On Committee agenda Judiciary, 02/22/00, 1:00 pm, 110S Temporarily postponed
3/13/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Judiciary, 03/16/00, 9:00 am, 110S Temporarily postponed
3/16/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda Judiciary, 03/21/00, 3:30 pm, 110S
3/21/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 SJ 00306; CS
3/29/2000 Senate • 00312
3/23/2000 Senate • Now in Rules and Calendar SJ 00306
4/19/2000 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar SJ 00485; Placed on Calendar
5/5/2000 Senate • Died on Calendar
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CS/SB 808, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:11 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2000 (pdf)
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 455.667 Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished. 766.102 Medical negligence; standards of recovery. 766.106 Notice before filing action for medical malpractice; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review. -
SB 808, Original Filed Version Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:11 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 766.102 Medical negligence; standards of recovery.