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CS/CS/HB 1393: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Artiles ; Nunez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plakon

Sovereign Immunity; Provides legislative findings & intent; provides sovereign immunity to certain health care providers affiliated with medical school while providing patient services at public teaching hospital; provides that such health care providers are agents of state & are immune from certain liability for torts; requires contract to provide for indemnification; provides that portion of not-for-profit entity deemed agent of state for purpose of indemnity is also agency of state for purpose of public records laws, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/4/2011 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219) -HJ 1111
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2011 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 126
3/14/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 222
3/30/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 04/01/11, 8:45 am, 404 HOB
4/1/2011 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 416
4/5/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 413
4/6/2011 House • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 450
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 450
4/11/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/13/11, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/13/2011 House • Favorable by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -HJ 645
4/14/2011 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 645
4/19/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/21/11, 11:00 am, 404 HOB
4/21/2011 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 776
4/25/2011 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 774
4/27/2011 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 836
5/4/2011 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219) -HJ 1111