Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 5987
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR CERTAIN EXPERT WITNESSES IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases to be certified by the Department of Public Health.
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
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
January 24 to February 5, 2013, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Feb 5 · stopped12 days
Public Health CommitteeJan 24 to Feb 4 · moved on11 days
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 4 to Feb 5 · stopped1 day
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 Jan 24 – Feb 4
- Jan 24Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Feb 4Sent to Judiciary Committee
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 4Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Feb 5CHG. REF., HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5CHG. REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate