| Measure Title: | RELATING TO TORTS. |
| Report Title: | Tort Reform; Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Noneconomic Damages |
| Description: | Imposes limitations on awards of noneconomic damages in medical tort actions. Imposes premium rate caps on insurers providing professional liability insurance. Repeals the limitation on noneconomic damages if an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps. (SD1) |
| Package: | Governor |
| Companion: | HB648 |
| Introducer(s): | BUNDA (BR) |
| Current Referral: | HTH, JHW |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2005 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2005 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/31/2005 | S | Referred to HTH, JHW. |
| 2/8/2005 | S | The committee on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 016. |
| 2/11/2005 | S | The committee on HTH deferred the measure until 02-16-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 016. |
| 2/16/2005 | S | The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chun Oakland, Hanabusa, Whalen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui. |
| 2/18/2005 | S | Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 555) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JHW. |
| 2/18/2005 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JHW. |
| 2/25/2005 | S | The committee on JHW has scheduled a public hearing on 03-01-05 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/1/2005 | S | The committee on JHW deferred the measure until 03-02-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/2/2005 | S | The committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in JHW were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Hanabusa, Hee, Chun Oakland, English; Aye(s) with reservations: Whalen ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Ihara. |
| 12/2/2005 10:33:10 AM | D | Carried over to 2006 Regular Session. |
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