VA SB493 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-08 - Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery; certain actions. Eliminates the cap on the recovery in actions against health care providers for medical malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after July 1, 2024, and occurred against a patient age 10 or younger.

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Title

Medical malpractice; limitations on recovery, certain actions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N) (Y: 6 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 4-N 3-A) (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-08SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (6-Y 9-N)
2024-02-05SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-05SenateReported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 4-N 3-A)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100498D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801581.15(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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