Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 283
Requires entry of judgment with installment payments in medical liability actions in which $100,000 or more is awarded for losses that will be incurred by plaintiff after entry of judgment.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires entry of judgment with installment payments in medical liability actions in which $100,000 or more is awarded for losses that will be incurred by plaintiff after entry of judgment. Modifies law governing liability of individual tortfeasors when more than one tortfeasor is liable for injury, death or property damage. Eliminates reallocation of liability between tortfeasors when court determines that all or part of tortfeasor's share of obligation is uncollectible. Imposes qualifications for expert witnesses in civil actions for medical liability actions. Provides that if offer of compromise in civil action is not accepted, and party asserting claim in action fails to obtain judgment more favorable than offer of compromise, court must award prevailing party fees and attorney fees incurred after service of offer. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 to June 30, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 10 to Jun 30 · stopped171 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 10 to Jan 144 days
JudiciaryJan 14 to Jun 30 · stopped167 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.