H.B. No. 1006

Loss of chance doctrine abrogated-2.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Judiciary Interim Committee and Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to civil actions; abrogating the common law doctrine of "loss of chance" as specified; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

 

7/06/2004   Bill Number Assigned

7/12/2004   H Received for Introduction

7/12/2004   H Introduced and Referred to HCW

7/12/2004   H Placed on General File

 

HB1006HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2                                          Delete "providing".

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Page 2-line 1                                          Delete "based."; delete "also".

Page 2-line 3                                          After "Court" insert "under the circumstances".

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Page 2-line 6                                          Delete the line through "doctrine" insert "should be and".  HINCKLEY

 

7/13/2004   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Allen, Baker, Bucholz, Cohee, Cooper, Edwards, Gilmore, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Johnson, W., Lockhart, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Prosser, Semlek, Walsh, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Childers, Diercks, Esquibel, Gentile, Hageman, Hastert, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Luthi, Martin, Meyer, Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Philp, Powers, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson and Warren.

Ayes 24    Nays 36    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0