Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2518
Limitation on named parties and economic damages in nursing home personal injury litigation; provide for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE OR LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH OF A RESIDENT MAY NOT BE BROUGHT AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY OTHER THAN THE LICENSEE OR MANAGEMENT ENTITY WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MAY AUTHORIZE DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF A DEFENDANT'S NET WORTH IN SUCH CASES; TO PROVIDE THAT ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN SUCH CASES IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID AND INCURRED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMISSIBILITY OF SURVEYS IN SUCH CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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
January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate