Bills › 89th General Assembly
SSB 1225
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 557
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 557 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 557 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who are injured or die due to a healthcare provider's mistake can now receive more money for things like pain and suffering. The maximum amount they can get is being raised from $250,000 to $1 million. This change also removes the old rule that allowed juries to bypass the limit in certain cases.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the limit for the total amount recoverable for noneconomic damages for personal injury or death against a health care provider in a civil action is $250,000, unless the jury determines that there is substantial or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function, substantial disfigurement, or death, which warrants a finding that imposition of such a limitation would deprive the plaintiff of just compensation for the injuries sustained. This bill increases the cap from $250,000 to $1 million and removes the exception to the cap.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 24, 2021. Meeting: Monday, March 1 · 1:00 PM · 217 Conference Room.
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