SB 2120: Medical Malpractice
GENERAL BILL by Peaden
Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) revises required criteria for expert witness to give expert testimony concerning prevailing professional standard of care; revises required criteria for expert witness to give testimony concerning general practitioner; increases period for extending statute of limitations in medical negligence case, etc. Amends Ch. 766.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/9/2003 Senate - CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/9/2003 Senate - CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4/2003 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/18/2003 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary -SJ 00209; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412-K |
| 3/20/2003 | Senate |
• Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00244 |
| 3/21/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00244 |
| 4/2/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed |
| 4/8/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/09/03, 4:00 pm, 110-S -SJ 00351 |
| 4/9/2003 | Senate |
• CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) |