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Legislative Year: 2024 Change

Title	Noneconomic Damages Cap Medical Malpractice Actions
Status	Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/29/2024 - No Amendments (04/26/2024)
Bill Subjects	Courts & Judicial
House Sponsors	K. Brown (D)
Senate Sponsors	K. Mullica (D) P. Will (R)
House Committee
Senate Committee	Judiciary
Date Introduced	02/07/2024
Summary	Existing law limits the amount recoverable for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions to $300,000. Beginning January 1, 2025, the bill incrementally increases the noneconomic damages limitation to $500,000 over the course of 5 years.
Committee Reports with Amendments	April 10, 2024: Senate Judiciary Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (03/20/2024) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
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Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party