Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators.
Summary
Provides that persons who administer, organize, arrange, or promote the rendering of services to patients of certain clinics shall not be liable to patients of such clinics for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services unless the act or omission was the result of such persons' or the clinic's gross negligence or willful misconduct. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 3, 2017
Signed Feb 20, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Feb 20, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 57 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB981E
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101302D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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