AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE
Summary
Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
26–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic32
81% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/12/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 20, 2025
Committee
05/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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