Bill Summary

SB 670 Nursing Home Litigation (2014 Session)
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Sponsors
by Thrasher  CS Sponsors: Judiciary, Health Policy
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Summary
Nursing Home Litigation; Specifying that a cause of action for negligence or violation of residents’ rights alleging direct or vicarious liability for the injury or death of nursing home resident may be brought against a licensee, its management or consulting company, its managing employees, and any direct caregiver employees; providing that a claim for punitive damages may not be brought unless there is a showing of evidence that provides a reasonable basis for recovery of such damages when certain criteria are applied; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to suspend the license of a nursing home facility that fails to pay a judgment or settlement agreement; revising procedures for obtaining the records of a resident, etc. Effective Date: 6/13/2014
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Judiciary
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Actions
01/16/14
SENATE
Filed
01/28/14
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules
02/03/14
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 02/11/14, 2:00 pm, 412 K
02/10/14
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 02/18/14, 2:00 pm, 412 K
02/18/14
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
02/20/14
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/03/14
SENATE
Reference to Rules removed; Remaining reference Judiciary
03/03/14
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/13/14
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/18/14, 8:00 am, 110 S
03/18/14
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/19/14
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/21/14
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/21/14
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/14
03/26/14
SENATE
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/01/14
04/03/14
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 3 Nays)
04/11/14
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/18/14
HOUSE 
Referred to Calendar
04/18/14
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/14
04/22/14
HOUSE 
Substituted for HB 0569; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/23/14
04/23/14
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 109 Yeas / 7 Nays)
04/23/14
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/23/14
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/05/14
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)
06/13/14
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2014-82
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bill text & filed amendments
0670
Filed on 01/16/14
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Amendment 441096 DE
Bean
Filed on 02/17/14
Replaced by CS
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0670C1
Filed on 02/20/14
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Amendment 437100 DE
Thrasher
Filed on 03/14/14
Replaced by CS
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0670C2
Filed on 04/07/14
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0670ER
Filed on 04/23/14
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
400.023
400.0237
400.024
400.145
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