Suit for personal injury; report from health care provider licensed outside of Commonwealth. (HB394)

Introduced By

Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Terry Austin (R-Buchanan), Del. Jeff Campbell (R-Marion), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)

Progress

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

Description

Suit for personal injury; report from health care provider licensed outside of the Commonwealth. Provides that in a personal injury suit tried in a general district court or appealed to the circuit court, either party may present evidence of the injury, treatment, and cost through a report from a health care provider licensed outside of the Commonwealth for his treatment of the plaintiff outside of the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/03/2014Committee
01/03/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102396D
01/03/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/09/2014Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/15/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
01/20/2014Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2014Read first time
01/23/2014Read second time and engrossed
01/24/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
01/24/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/10/2014Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2014Read third time
02/12/2014Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
02/17/2014Enrolled
02/17/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB394ER)
02/17/2014Signed by Speaker
02/19/2014Signed by President
02/27/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 25 (effective 7/1/14)
02/27/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0025)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.