CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides for limitations on recoverable past medical expenses
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2022
Last action Jun 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2022 · House May 4, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2022
D
Democratic11
63% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 2, 2022
Introduced
Received from the Senate without amendments.
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 18, 2022
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 9, 2022
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
upper
May 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack McFarland
RRepublican
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