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• Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on March 12, 2009, to revise a number of provisions regarding procedures for medical malpractice lawsuits. The general tendency of the revisions would be to make the procedures somewhat less rigorous for plaintiffs.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 12, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on November 4, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-5) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 3, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 3, 2009.
• Passed 57 to 46 in the House on December 3, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 8, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 8, 2009.