HB 6029: Punitive Damages
GENERAL BILL by Mariano
Punitive Damages; Removes provisions requiring portion of punitive damages awarded for certain claims relating to nursing homes & assisted living facilities to be deposited into Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/16/2019 House • Filed
10/23/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 259
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 259
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 516
2/5/2020 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 517
2/7/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
2/11/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -HJ 551
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 551
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary Committee
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HB 6029, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/16/2019 at 3:08 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1226 Punitive Damages Book Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.0238 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 1 (pdf) 400.0239 Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund. Page 2 (pdf) 429.298 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 3 (pdf)