Medical bills; who may identify and provide testimony. (SB510)

Introduced By

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)

Progress

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

Description

Authenticity and reasonableness of medical bills; presumption; who may identify and provide testimony. Provides that, where a plaintiff's physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner has deemed the plaintiff incapable of providing testimony, the plaintiff's spouse, guardian, agent under an advance directive, agent under a power of attorney, or next friend may identify a medical bill and provide testimony on the bill to establish a rebuttable presumption of authenticity and reasonableness of the bill. Current law requires the plaintiff to identify and provide testimony on the bill. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103363D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/10/2016Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2016Committee substitute printed 16104489D-S1
02/12/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2016Read second time
02/15/2016Reading of substitute waived
02/15/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16104489D-S1
02/15/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB510S1
02/15/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2016Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Placed on Calendar
02/17/2016Read first time
02/17/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
03/08/2016Left in Courts of Justice

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 26 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

CITY, SENATOR STURTEVANT.

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian): I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO.

[Unknown]: THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO.

Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian): SENATE BILL 543, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE.

[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 553, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH WITH AMENDMENTS. THE SENATOR FROM CHESAPEAKE, SENATOR COSGROVE.