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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1643: Actions against hlth care

Concerning actions for injury or damage against a health care provider based upon professional negligence.

Summary

  • Provides that, in an action or arbitration for damages for injury occurring as a result of health care, the injured plaintiff may not recover noneconomic damages exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cheryl Pflug (R-5)
Introduced
February 3, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Companion bill
SB 5209

AN ACT Relating to actions against health care providers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cheryl Pflug (R-5)

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Dave Mastin R-16Mike Carrell R-28Gary Alexander R-20Doug Ericksen R-42Glenn Anderson R-5

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1643 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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