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SB 616: Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions

GENERAL BILL by Martin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burgess

Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions; Citing this act as the “Keith Davis Family Protection Act”; removing a provision that prohibits adult children and parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/11/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 616, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2025 at 9:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 25 Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions López Identical Last Action: 2/28/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
    H 6017 Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death Trabulsy, López Similar Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
    S 734 Actions for Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Death Yarborough Similar Last Action: 3/13/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/18/25, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building

    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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