Personal rights: monetary liability.
Summary
Existing law provides that there shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, specified health related professional societies and members of a duly appointed committee of a medical specialty society, or any member of a duly appointed committee of a state or local health related professional society, or duly appointed member of a committee of a professional staff of a licensed hospital for act performed within the scope of the functions of peer review, as provided. This bill would apply these provisions to psychotherapy services and marriage and family therapists.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2010
Committee Review
Jun 2010
Assembly Passage
Apr 2010
Senate Passage
Jun 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Feb 4, 2010
Signed Jul 15, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2010 · Assembly Apr 5, 2010
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 38
Jun 28, 2010
D
Democratic25
76% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Jul 15, 2010
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 28, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-7)
senate
Jun 16, 2010
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 15).
upper
Apr 29, 2010
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Apr 5, 2010
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (67-0-2)
assembly
Mar 23, 2010
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (March 23).
lower
Mar 18, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Mar 17, 2010
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 8, 2010
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Feb 11, 2010
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 5, 2010
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Emmerson
RRepublican
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