Introducer(s):
Judiciary Committee

Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND THE INADMISSIBILITY OF APOLOGIES MADE BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

Statement of Purpose: To amend provisions concerning offers of compromise and offers of judgment to provide that: (1) Notice of damages and expert witnesses and authorization to disclose medical records be required in all actions, rather than in only actions alleging negligence of a health care provider as is currently provided, (2) in any civil action, the plaintiff shall be required to file an acceptance of an offer of compromise not later than ten days after the offer is filed, rather than sixty days after the offer is filed as is currently provided, and (3) to clarify that the offer of judgment provisions in effect prior to the effective date of public act 05-275 are applicable to actions accruing before October 1, 2005.

Bill History:

03/07/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON Judiciary Committee
03/20/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/24
03/27/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/27/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
04/03/06 REFERRED TO OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS 04/10/06-10:00 AM
04/10/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
04/10/06 FAVORABLE REPORT, TABLED FOR THE CALENDAR, SENATE
04/10/06 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 334
04/10/06 FILE NUMBER 451
04/18/06 SENATE ADOPTED SENATE AMENDMENT SCHEDULE A:LCO-4122
04/18/06 SENATE PASSED AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT SCHEDULE A
04/20/06 FAVORABLE REPORT, TABLED FOR THE CALENDAR, HOUSE
04/20/06 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 404
04/24/06 HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE AMENDMENT SCHEDULE A
04/24/06 HOUSE PASSED AS AMENDED BY SENATE AMENDMENT SCHEDULE A
04/24/06 IN CONCURRENCE
05/01/06 PUBLIC ACT 06-40
05/02/06 TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
05/08/06 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR