SB 2120 (2003) -  Medical Malpractice

General Bill by Peaden
Medical Malpractice : (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) revises required criteria for expert witness to give expert testimony concerning prevailing professional standard of care; revises required criteria for expert witness to give testimony concerning general practitioner; increases period for extending statute of limitations in medical negligence case, etc. Amends Ch. 766.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Event: 04/09/03 S Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
    • On agenda for: 03/20/03 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (2) (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/09/03 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 971 Subject: Medical Negligence Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1713 Subject: Medical Incidents Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 564 Subject: Medical Malpractice Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care 3/21/2003 4:57:55 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) Time: 04/09/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425 Time: 04/09/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620 Time: 04/09/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/09/03, 4:00 pm, 110-S -SJ 00351 Time: 04/08/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed Time: 04/02/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 00244 Time: 03/21/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00244 Time: 03/20/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412-K Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary -SJ 00209 Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Filed Time: 03/04/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: