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 543
Imposes pleading requirements for professional liability claims.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Imposes pleading requirements for professional liability claims. Requires that claim be accompanied by certification by claimant's attorney stating that attorney has consulted person who holds same license, registration or certificate as defendant and who is qualified, available and willing to testify to admissible facts and opinions sufficient to create question of fact as to professional liability. Specifies exceptions. Mandates settlement conference in action in which professional liability claim is made. Allows defendant in professional liability claim to request impaneling of commonsense jury if claim is for more than $50,000. Requires award of reasonable attorney fees to defendant if commonsense jury determines that claim is meritless and plaintiff does not receive money award at trial.
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.