Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; parties' expenses. (HB2170)

Introduced By

Del. Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; parties' expenses.  Prohibits the Workers' Compensation Commission from awarding attorney fees or other expenses incurred by any physician, hospital, or nurse midwife, or a medical malpractice carrier, in a proceeding involving a birth-related neurological injury under the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act. The measure also prohibits awards reimbursing a claimant for attorney fees incurred in litigating issues related to the reasonableness of the claimant's attorney fees. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Committee
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102702D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/17/2011Assigned C & L sub: #1
01/18/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2170)
02/01/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
02/03/2011Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2011Committee substitute printed 11105011D-H1
02/06/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Read second time
02/07/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11105011D-H1
02/07/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2170H1
02/08/2011Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/08/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/09/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2011Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/14/2011Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2011Read third time
02/17/2011Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2170H1)
02/23/2011Enrolled
02/23/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2170ER)
02/23/2011Signed by Speaker
02/23/2011Signed by President
02/24/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2170ER)
03/14/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective - see bill)
03/14/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 84 (effective - see bill)
03/14/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0084)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 30 seconds.