H.J. No. 0002

Healthcare providers-constitutional amendment.

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

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to modify the prohibition against the legislature limiting the amount of damages that may be recovered for causing personal injury or death of any person.

01/16/2004 Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004 H Received for Introduction

02/12/2004 H Introduced and Referred to H01

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Esquibel, Johnson, W., Philp, Warren and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Tipton

Conflicts: Representative(s) Johnson, L. and Meyer.

Ayes 52 Nays 5 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 2

02/19/2004 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Olsen, Reese and Simpson

Nays: Representative(s) Landon and Petersen

Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/19/2004 H Placed on General File

HJ0002HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 13 Delete ":".

Page 2-line 15 Delete "(i)".

Page 2-line 17 Delete "; and" insert ".".

Page 2-lines 19 through 21 Delete entirely.

Page 4-line 11 After "provider" insert "." and delete balance of the line.

Page 4-lines 12 and 13 Delete entirely. SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN

02/20/2004 H Passed CoW

HJ0002H2001/FAILED

Delete the standing committee amendment (HJ0002HS001/A) entirely. IEKEL

02/24/2004 H Passed 2nd Reading

HJ0002H3002/FAILED (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 2-line 11 Delete "health care provider's" insert "physician's".

Page 2-line 16 Delete "health care provider" insert "physician".

Page 4-line 10 Delete "health care".

Page 4-line 11 Delete "provider" insert "physician". NICHOLAS, SIMPSON

HJ0002H3003/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15 After "Limit the" insert "maximum".

Page 2-line 17 After "injury" insert "to an amount not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)".

Page 4-line 9 After "the" insert "maximum". NICHOLAS, SIMPSON

02/25/2004 H Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Hageman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Powers, Prosser, Semlek, Simpson, Walsh and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Harshman, Hastert, Hinckley, Johnson, W., Latta, Martin, Nicholas, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Slater, Thompson, Warren and Wasserburger.

Excused: Representative(s) Johnson, L. and Tipton.

Conflicts: Representative(s) Meyer

Ayes 35 Nays 22 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 1

02/25/2004 H Failed 3rd 35-22; Failed Reconsideration

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Baker, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Hageman, Harvey, Iekel, Jansen, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Osborn, Powers, Prosser, Simpson, Walsh and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Diercks, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Harshman, Hinckley, Illoway, Johnson, W., Latta, Martin, Morgan, Nicholas, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Slater, Thompson, Warren and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Edwards, Hastert, Johnson, L., McOmie, Olsen and Tipton.

Ayes 26 Nays 28 Excused 6 Absent 0 Conflicts 0