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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5672: Health care liability reform

Providing for health care liability reform.

Summary

  • Provides for health care liability reform by addressing joint and several liability, noneconomic damages, statute of limitations, attorneys' fees upon summary judgment dismissal, promoting periodic payments of future damages, and encouraging early settlement offers.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Doug Ericksen (R-42)
Introduced
February 4, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012
Companion bill
HB 1360

AN ACT Relating to health care liability reform;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Doug Ericksen (R-42)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Senator R-2Mark Schoesler R-9Dan Swecker R-20Senator R-15Val Stevens R-39Mike Hewitt R-16

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5672 in other sessions

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

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