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SB 1712: Claims for Medical Negligence

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Claims for Medical Negligence; Authorizing an adult child who was under the care of a legal parental guardian at the time of a parent’s death or the adult child’s personal representative to file a claim for medical negligence under certain circumstances; authorizing the legal parental guardian of an adult child or the parental guardian’s personal representative to file a claim for medical negligence under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 197
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 196
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1712, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2021 at 1:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1271 Claims for Medical Negligence Morales Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.0235 Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. Page 1 (pdf)
    429.295 Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. Page 2 (pdf)
    768.21 Damages. Page 2 (pdf)

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