HI HB473 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Limits non-economic damages in medical tort actions contingent on compliance with premium rate caps by insurers providing professional liability insurance in Hawaii. Sunsets on the earlier of the date on which an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps, or July 1, 2017.
Title
Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Non-economic Damages
Sponsors
| Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching [R] | Rep. George Fontaine [R] | Rep. Aaron Johanson [D] | Rep. Barbara Marumoto [R] |
| Rep. Kymberly Pine [R] | Sen. Gil Riviere [D] | Rep. Cynthia Thielen [R] | Rep. Gene Ward [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-01 | Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. | |
| 2011-01-24 | (H) Referred to HLT, JUD, referral sheet 1 | |
| 2011-01-24 | (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading. | |
| 2011-01-21 | (H) Pending introduction. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=473 |
| Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB473_.HTM |
