VA HB232 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Authenticity and reasonableness of medical bills; presumption; who may identify and provide testimony. Allows a plaintiff's guardian, agent under an advance directive, or agent under a power of attorney to identify a medical bill and provide testimony on the bill to establish a rebuttable presumption of authenticity and reasonableness of the bill where the court finds the plaintiff is unable to provide testimony. Current law requires the plaintiff to identify and provide testimony on the bill.
Title
Medical bills; authenticity and reasonableness, who may identify & provide testimony.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243) | |
| 2016-03-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-02-29 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016 | |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/29/16 |
| 2016-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER) |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2016-02-24 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-24 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-23 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2016-02-22 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-22 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2016-02-22 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2016-02-22 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2016-02-22 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2016-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-02 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB232H1 |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 16104433D-H1 |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Committee substitute printed 16104433D-H1 |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2015-12-29 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-12-29 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101458D |
