Relating to noneconomic damage awards against health care providers, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2023
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2023
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   Done: House committeeJanuary 30, 2023
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   Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 8, 202354–46
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   Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 8, 202329–20
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   Done: To the GovernorFebruary 15, 2023
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   Done: Signed into lawFebruary 16, 2023

Became HF 161 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 161 What’s a funnel?

House subcommittee

Named January 24, 2023. On January 26, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.

• Rep. Ann Meyer REmail
• Rep. Joel Fry R
• Rep. Heather Matson DEmail

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Fiscal note

House File 161 may reduce future settlements paid by the State Appeal Board from the General Fund and by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. However, the extent of this decrease cannot be estimated. Any fiscal impact to the Judicial Branch cannot be estimated. The fiscal impact to the HHS for the Medical Error Task Force is unknown.

• Final Fiscal Note — Medical Malpractice, Noneconomic Damages · May 12, 2023
• Medical Malpractice, Noneconomic Damages · February 7, 2023
• Medical Malpractice, Noneconomic Damages · February 7, 2023

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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