H.B. No. 0118

Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Hallinan, Cohee, Dockstader, Edmonds, Iekel, Jorgensen, Lubnau, McOmie, Miller, Millin and Stubson and Senator(s) Hines, Landen and Perkins

 

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.

 

2/11/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/12/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/13/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Brechtel, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Craft, Diercks, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Hales, Martin, Olsen, Simpson, Throne, Warren, White and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 41    Nays 19    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2008   H10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Hallinan, Harvey, Iekel, Landon, Lubnau, Millin and Steward

Nays:  Representative(s) Esquibel, K. and Hales

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2008   H Placed on General File

 

HB0118HW002/ADOPTED

Delete the Hallinan committee of the whole amendment (HB0118HW001/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 2-line 2           After "based." delete balance of line.

Page 2-lines 3 through 6            Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 7           Delete "Therefore,"; after "abrogated" insert "for any person unable to establish a loss of chance of twenty-five percent (25%) or more.  In a civil action resulting in a successful loss of chance claim, the damages recoverable by the plaintiff shall equal the total sum of the damages for the underlying injury or death multiplied by the percentage of the chance for successful treatment that was determined to have been lost as a result of the negligence of the defendant".  HALLINAN, MILLIN, SIMPSON

 

2/21/2008   H Passed CoW

2/22/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2008   H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

 

HB0118H3001/FAILED

Delete the Hallinan committee of the whole amendment (HB0118HW002/A) entirely.  STEWARD, ILLOWAY

 

2/26/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Dockstader, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Illoway, Landon and Mercer

Ayes 54    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/27/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S10; No Report Prior                       to CoW Cutoff

3/4/2008    S Died In Committee