Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on March 19, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1032
AN ACT CONCERNING OFFERS OF COMPROMISE AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL EVIDENCE IN PERSONAL INJURY ACTIONS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To amend provisions concerning: (1) Requests for plaintiff information in personal injury actions, and (2) offers of compromise to provide that: (A) Notice of damages and expert witnesses and authorization to disclose medical records be required in all actions to recover damages resulting from personal injury or wrongful death, rather than only actions alleging negligence of a health care provider as is currently provided, and (B) in any civil action, the plaintiff shall be required to file an acceptance of an offer of compromise not later than ten days after the offer is filed, rather than within sixty days after the offer is filed as is currently provided.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 25 to March 19, 2009, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateFeb 25 to Mar 19 · stopped22 days
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 25 to Mar 19 · stopped22 days
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 Senate Feb 25
- Feb 25Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 19BOXBoth houses