CS/CS/SB 1384 (2013) -  Nursing Home Litigation

General Bill by Health Policy and Judiciary and Galvano
Nursing Home Litigation: Providing that a claim for punitive damages may not be brought unless there is a showing of admissible evidence proffered by the parties which provides a reasonable basis for recovery of punitive damages when certain criteria are applied; requiring the trier of fact to find by clear and convincing evidence that a specific person or corporate defendant actively and knowingly participated in intentional misconduct or engaged in conduct that constituted gross negligence and contributed to the loss, damages, or injury suffered by the claimant before punitive damages may be awarded, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/03/13 S Died on Calendar on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/01/13 3:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2
  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/16/13 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/22/13 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 3

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 869 Subject: Nursing Home Litigation Reform Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 388744 , Soto Date Filed: 04/30/13, Line#: 52
    • A 456408 , Detert Date Filed: 04/26/13, Line#: 95
    • A 345052 , Joyner Date Filed: 04/26/13, Line#: 96
    • AA 620122 , Joyner Date Filed: 04/29/13, Line#: 111
    • T 861206 , Joyner Date Filed: 04/26/13, Line#: 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 470516 , Health Policy, Galvano Date Filed: 04/15/13, Line#: 41 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/16/2013 05:15 PM
    • A 498834 , Health Policy, Joyner Date Filed: 04/08/13, Line#: 96 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/16/2013 05:15 PM
    • AA 529686 , Health Policy, Joyner Date Filed: 04/09/13, Line#: 111 Senate(c): Favorable 04/16/2013 05:15 PM
    • T 747198 , Health Policy, Joyner Date Filed: 04/08/13, Line#: 2 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/16/2013 05:15 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 144494 , Judiciary, Ring Date Filed: 03/29/13, Line#: 40 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/03/2013 03:12 PM
    • A 457328 , Judiciary, Soto Date Filed: 03/29/13, Line#: 220 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/03/2013 03:12 PM
    • A 874972 , Judiciary, Soto Date Filed: 03/29/13, Line#: 220 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/03/2013 03:12 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/22/2013 6:34:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/19/2013 12:29:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/17/2013 8:39:43 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/8/2013 1:00:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/3/2013 4:47:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/2/2013 5:01:19 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Calendar -SJ 784 Time: 04/29/2013 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13 Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 492 Time: 04/23/2013 - 8:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480 Time: 04/23/2013 - 8:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -SJ 480 Time: 04/22/2013 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/22/13, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/18/2013 - 5:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 481 Time: 04/18/2013 - 9:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/17/2013 - 9:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 481 Time: 04/16/2013 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/16/13, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/11/2013 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 356 Time: 04/04/2013 - 9:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/09/13, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 04/04/2013 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Health Policy -SJ 346 Time: 04/04/2013 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2013 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 346 Time: 04/01/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/27/2013 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 103 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 103 Time: 03/04/2013 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/28/2013 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
400.0237 HB 869