VA HB637 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Medical malpractice actions; limitations period. Extends the two-year limitations period for personal injury actions in malpractice cases arising out of the negligent failure to diagnose an intracranial, intraspinal, or spinal schwannoma or to communicate such diagnosis to the patient for a period of one year from the date the existence of an intracranial, intraspinal, or spinal schwannoma is communicated to the patient. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

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Title

Medical malpractice actions; extends limitations period.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190)
2016-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 190 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-02-25 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
2016-02-25HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
2016-02-25SenateSigned by President
2016-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-24HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB637ER)
2016-02-24HouseEnrolled
2016-02-22SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22SenateRead third time
2016-02-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17SenateReported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-02HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01HouseRead second time and engrossed
2016-01-29HouseRead first time
2016-01-27HouseReported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2016-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2016-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2016-01-11HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100548D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801243(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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