Health Care Malpractice Qualified Expert – Limitation on Testimony in Personal Injury Claims
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2018
Last action Apr 4, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 27, 2018
How they voted
68–45
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 116
Mar 27, 2018
D
Democratic73
79% Yea
R
Republican43
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 2, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Committee
First Reading Senate Rules
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (84-54)
lower
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {352212/1 Report Adopted
lower
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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