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Committee:	House Financial Institutions
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Financial Institutions, Texas House of Representives interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Banks and banking | Damage awards | Department of Banking, Texas | Funeral industry | Liability | Savings and Loans |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 f249 H
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [62 pages  File size: 2,444 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the limitation of punitive or exemplary damages against banks as lenders.
2.	Study the creation of limited banking associations.
3.	Study federally mandated interstate branching and its potential impact of deposit concentration and deployment on Texas communities and on the Texas economy in general.
4.	Study the creation of state savings banks in Texas.
5.	Study the withdrawal of funds collected on contracts for prepaid funeral benefits.
Committee:	House Judiciary
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 72nd Legislature : report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, State of Texas, 71st Legislature.
Subjects:	Court reform | Damage awards | Judicial districts | Judicial elections | Judicial selection | Liens |
Library Call Number:	L1836.71 j899
Session:	71st R.S. (1989)
Online version:	View report [118 pages  File size: 4,431 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To monitor all activities and to have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 20.
2.	To study the feasibility of a Uniform Construction Lien Act.
3.	To study the feasibility of single-member judicial districts in large urban counties.
4.	To study the impact of depositing a designated portion of exemplary damage awards to the State's General Revenue Fund.
5.	To study judicial selection alternatives, including non-partisan appointments, and merit selection methods.
Committee:	House Judiciary
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 69th Legislature : report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, state of Texas, 68th Legislature.
Subjects:	Alternative dispute resolution | Attorney General of Texas | Damage awards | Divorce | Interest rates | Juvenile justice system | Law Examiners, Texas Board of | State Bar of Texas | Statutory revision |
Library Call Number:	L1836.68 j898
Session:	68th R.S. (1983)
Online version:	View report [115 pages  File size: 3,481 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To monitor all activities and have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 18.
2.	To study the necessity and desirability of revising Title 3 of the Family Code to conform with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
3.	To study the adversarial system of adjudicating divorce and related issues, and possible available alternatives to that system.
4.	To study the organization, administration, and procedures of the Office of the Attorney General.
5.	To study the funding, procedures, and processes of the Board of Law Examiners, and a review of the qualifications necessary for admittance to the State Bar.
6.	To study the necessity and desirability of allowing prejudgment interest in civil suits.
Committee:	Senate Jurisprudence
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the Senate of the 66th Legislature of Texas on Interim Studies / by the Jurisprudence Committee of the Texas Senate.
Subjects:	Alternatives to incarceration | Courts | Damage awards | Halfway houses | Liability | Peace officers | Police misconduct | Police officers | Railroad crossings |
Library Call Number:	L1836.65 j979r
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View report [122 pages  File size: 4,327 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the advisability of establishing community-based programs and facilities in this state as an additional alternative to incarceration in the state prison.
2.	Study, assess, and evaluate the dangers posed by railroad grade crossings.
3.	Conduct a study of product safety and liability problems in the State of Texas.
4.	Study the court administration in Texas. Recommend ways to make the court system more efficient and effective. *
5.	Study the adequacy of current laws to prevent the abuse of power by peace officers. *
Supporting documents
Committee:	Senate Jurisprudence
Title:	Miscellaneous Bills in Committee
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1803.9 J979 65
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View document [8 pages]
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Reaction to crisis : a state by state review of medical malpractice legislation enacted in 1975 / compiled by the House-Senate Health Care Study.
Subjects:	Damage award caps | Damage awards | Insurance rates | Medical liability insurance | Tort reform |
Library Call Number:	L1836.64 p96st
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Online version:	(This report has not yet been scanned.)
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The commission shall make specific recommendations, including proposed legislation to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, Legislative Council and members of the Legislature on or before December 1, 1976. The report shall offer specific recommendations regarding the professional liability problem. In addition, the report shall include, but not be limited to, discussions of the following topics: (1) the scope and extent of the medical professional liability problem; (2) reasons for the increase in such claims; (3) effects of the rise in such claims on physicians and health care providers, including the increased use of defensive medicine and increased premium costs; (4) effect of claims increase on patients, including increased costs; (5) alternative approaches and proposed solutions to this problem; (6) review of comparable law on compensation commissions, arbitration panels, screening panels and recommendations regarding use; (7) review of existing and proposed laws governing compensation and the amount of compensation to patients, including the time within which claims may be brought and the elements of loss for which compensation may be recovered; (8) the existing tort law in the area of concern and recommendations for change, if any; (9) any other matters or procedures which the Commission considers relevant to its report.
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Final report of the Texas Medical Professional Liability Study Commission to the 65th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Damage award caps | Damage awards | Insurance rates | Medical liability insurance | Tort reform |
Library Call Number:	M840.3 R299
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Online version:	View report [218 pages  File size: 8,433 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The commission shall make specific recommendations, including proposed legislation to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, Legislative Council and members of the Legislature on or before December 1, 1976. The report shall offer specific recommendations regarding the professional liability problem. In addition, the report shall include, but not be limited to, discussions of the following topics: (1) the scope and extent of the medical professional liability problem; (2) reasons for the increase in such claims; (3) effects of the rise in such claims on physicians and health care providers, including the increased use of defensive medicine and increased premium costs; (4) effect of claims increase on patients, including increased costs; (5) alternative approaches and proposed solutions to this problem; (6) review of comparable law on compensation commissions, arbitration panels, screening panels and recommendations regarding use; (7) review of existing and proposed laws governing compensation and the amount of compensation to patients, including the time within which claims may be brought and the elements of loss for which compensation may be recovered; (8) the existing tort law in the area of concern and recommendations for change, if any; (9) any other matters or procedures which the Commission considers relevant to its report.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Newsletter
Library Catalog Title:	Medical Professional Liability Study Commission newsletter.
Library Call Number:	M840.6 n477 1976-1976
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Maximum limitations on the amount of damages in medical malpractice actions
Library Catalog Title:	Maximum limitations on the amount of damages in medical malpractice actions.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 m45
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Grievance procedures of the Texas Medical Association
Library Catalog Title:	Grievance procedures of the Texas Medical Association.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 G874
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Arbitration - an introduction
Library Catalog Title:	Arbitration - an introduction.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 ar16
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Present categories of recovery for personal injury
Library Catalog Title:	Present categories of recovery for personal injury.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 p926
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Staff report on screening panels
Library Catalog Title:	Staff report on screening panels.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 r299s
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Report to the All-industry Committee Special Malpractice Review: 1974 closed claim survey preliminary analysis of survey results
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the All-industry Committee Special Malpractice Review: 1974 closed claim survey preliminary analysis of survey results
Library Call Number:	M840.8 r299a
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Issue: altering the structure and function of the Board of Medical Examiners
Library Catalog Title:	Issue: altering the structure and function of the Board of Medical Examiners.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 is7
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Issue: physician relicensure and continuing medical education
Library Catalog Title:	Issue: physician relicensure and continuing medical education.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 P569
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Patients' compensation funds issue areas
Library Catalog Title:	Patients' compensation funds issue areas.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 p273
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Reaction to crisis: a state by state review of medical malpractice legislation enacted in 1975
Library Catalog Title:	Reaction to crisis: a state by state review of medical malpractice legislation enacted in 1975.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 r22
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Statement of policy of the State Bar of Texas regarding medical malpractice
Library Catalog Title:	Statement of policy of the State Bar of Texas regarding medical malpractice
Library Call Number:	M840.8 b23
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Statute of limitations
Library Catalog Title:	Statute of limitations.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 st29l
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	The contingent fee system in medical malpractice cases
Library Catalog Title:	The contingent fee system in medical malpractice cases.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 c767
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	A critical analysis of two elements of the law of damages for personal injury
Library Catalog Title:	A critical analysis of two elements of the law of damages for personal injury.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 c869
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Medical quality and patient outcomes: malpractice in perspective
Library Catalog Title:	Medical quality and patient outcomes: malpractice in perspective.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 m468
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	A report on the constitutionality of a proposed limitation on awards for pain and suffering
Library Catalog Title:	A report on the constitutionality of a proposed limitation on awards for pain and suffering.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 r299c
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	A brief description of some rating systems for insurance regulation
Library Catalog Title:	A brief description of some rating systems for insurance regulation.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 r189
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	The medical malpractice insurance pricing problem in Texas: an economic perspective
Library Catalog Title:	The medical malpractice insurance pricing problem in Texas: an economic perspective.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 m468i
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Hospital licensure and certification
Library Catalog Title:	Hospital licensure and certification.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 h794
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Medical malpractice insurance underwriting results in Texas
Library Catalog Title:	Medical malpractice insurance underwriting results in Texas.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 m468u
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Medical malpractice insurance rates in Texas
Library Catalog Title:	Medical malpractice insurance rates in Texas.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 m468r
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	Total limits claim severities for medical malpractice insurance in Texas.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 t64
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)
Committee:	Joint Medical Professional Liability
Title:	The reporting of malpractice suits to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Library Catalog Title:	The reporting of malpractice suits to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
Library Call Number:	M840.8 r299m 10/76
Session:	64th R.S. (1975)

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