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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:49 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 287

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 193

Sponsored By:
The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Cane, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin

Entitled:
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

Synopsis:

Setting a limit of $500,000 on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice injuries; specifying what may be included in a claim for noneconomic damages; creating procedures relating to offers of judgment; apportioning specified costs; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
2/23
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 6
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Minority Leader, House
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COURT COSTS
DAMAGES
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
JUDGMENTS
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
WRONGFUL DEATH

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-2A-01 , 3-2A-05 , 3-2A-06 , 3-2A-08.1 , 3-2A-08 , 3-2A-09 , 3-2A-09 , 3-2A-10 , 11-108 , 11-108 , 11-109 , 11-109 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered


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