Kentucky Senate Bill 20 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-09 - posted in committee
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Amend KRS 216C.010 to define "affidavit of merit"; create new section of Chapter 216C to require filing of medical malpractice action with an affidavit of merit; amend KRS 422.317 to regulate fees charged by a hospital or health care provider to provide a copy of medical records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216C to limit a claimant's attorney fees in a malpractice claim against a health care provider; amend KRS 216C.030 and 311.377 to conform; create a new section of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence to prohibit the introduction of expressions of sympathy, compassion, commiseration, or a general sense of benevolence in medical malpractice actions.

AN ACT relating to health care providers.

Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]

Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]

2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/SFA 1, SFA 2, SFA 3 RSN# 486 (Y: 20 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 486 (Y: 20 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-09	House	posted in committee
2018-03-06	House	to Judiciary (H)
2018-03-02	House	received in House
2018-03-01	Senate	3rd reading, passed 20-16 with floor amendments (1) (2) and (3)
2018-02-28	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2018
2018-02-23	Senate	floor amendment (3) filed
2018-02-15	Senate	floor amendment (2) filed
2018-02-12	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed
2018-02-08	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-02-07	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2018-01-04	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2018-01-03	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB20.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB20/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB20/SFA1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB20/SFA2.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB20/SFA3.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB20/vote_history.pdf