Vetoed by the Governor on May 13, 2004; the veto was not overridden. The 2004 session has ended.
2004 Regular Session
House Bill 5669
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE REFORM.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To revise provisions concerning the filing of good faith certificates, the filing of offers of judgment, the waiver of the limitation on attorney contingency fees, the conduct of medical malpractice trials and the pretrial review of cases by medical malpractice screening panels.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
14 co-sponsors
Mary G. Fritz, Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, Ted C. Graziani, Robert T. Keeley Jr., Demetrios S. Giannaros, Felipe Reinoso, Robert M. Ward, Bruce Zalaski, Julia B. Wasserman, Roger Brian Michele, David K. Labriola, Peter A. Tercyak, Paul R. Doyle, Thomas F. Conway
In the Senate
5 co-sponsors
John A. Kissel, Win Smith, Andrew J. McDonald, Bill Finch, Joseph J. Crisco Jr.
Its course
March 11 to May 13, 2004, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action44 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Apr 2646 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 11 to Mar 2211 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 13 to Apr 207 days
Public Health CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 210 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 220 days
In the SenateApr 26 to May 37 days
Waiting to be sentMay 3 to May 118 days
With the GovernorMay 11 to May 132 days
After the vetoMay 13 to May 13 · stopped0 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 26 · Adopted May 3
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 26 · Adopted May 3
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected
Rejected Apr 26
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 26
- Mar 11Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 12Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 22Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 13Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 20Appropriations Committee recommended it
- Apr 21Sent to Public Health Committee
- Public Health Committee recommended it
- Apr 22Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
- Apr 26The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment C
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment D
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment E
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment F
- The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment G
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and D
In the Senate Apr 28 – May 3
- Apr 28Arrived in the Senate
- May 3The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and D
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and D
To the Governor May 10 – May 13
- May 10Numbered Public Act 04-155
- May 11Sent to the Secretary of the State
- May 13Vetoed by the Governor
All 44 actions, as published
- Mar 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 12PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 22Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 13REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 20Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 20TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 21REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 21Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 22RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 22NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 22TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 22RULES SUSPENDEDHouse of Representatives
- Apr 22REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 22RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 22NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 22TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 26HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 28FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 28SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 28FILE NO.Both houses
- May 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 10PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 11TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 13VETOED BY GOVERNORGovernor