To amend the deliberate intent statute to limit noneconomic damages to $500,000
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 3, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2023 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2023
How they voted
24–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Mar 10, 2023
D
Democratic3
66% Nay
R
Republican31
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 522)
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rearranged on Calendar by Rules Committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules on 2nd reading
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Committee Amendment Reported
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 344)
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Paul Hott
RRepublican
Co
Buck Jennings
RRepublican
Co
Eric Householder
RRepublican
Co
Gary Howell
RRepublican
Co
John Hardy
RRepublican
Co
Paul Espinosa
RRepublican
Co
Rick Hillenbrand
RRepublican
Co
Roy Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Scot Heckert
RRepublican
Co
Steve Westfall
RRepublican
Co
Vernon Criss
RRepublican
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