A bill for an act relating to damage awards against health care providers, creating a medical error task force, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Feb 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2023 · House Feb 8, 2023
How they voted
27–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 8, 2023
D
Democratic16
93% Nay
R
Republican32
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
0
Amendments
13
Feb 16, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 20.
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 54, nays 46.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1014, yeas 53, nays 45, adopted, as amended.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1014, as amended, yeas 58, nays 41.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-1014, as amended, ruled not germane.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1015 to amendment H-1014 adopted.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1007, as amended, yeas 38, nays 61.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-1007, as amended, ruled not germane.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1013 to amendment H-1007 adopted.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1002, as amended, yeas 24, nays 75, lost.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1017 to amendment H-1002 filed, adopted.
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced
Amendments H-1013, H-1014 and H-1015 filed.
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1007 filed.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1004 filed.
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1003 filed.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1002 filed.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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