HI HB499 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 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, 2015.
Title
Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Non-economic Damages
Sponsors
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching [R] | Rep. Lynn Finnegan [R] | Rep. Barbara Marumoto [R] | Rep. Kymberly Pine [R] |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen [R] | Rep. Gene Ward [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-05-11 | Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. | |
2009-01-26 | (H) Referred to HLT, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 2 | |
2009-01-26 | (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading. | |
2009-01-23 | (H) Pending introduction. |
Hawaii State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=499&year=2010 |
Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB499_.HTM |