HB 4, 78th R.S.
Last action: See remarks for effective date
Author: Joe Nixon
Joint Author: Ray Allen | Jaime Capelo | Beverly Woolley | Robert Cook
Coauthor: Todd Baxter | Leo Berman | Dwayne Bohac | Dennis Bonnen | Dan Branch | Betty Brown | Fred Brown | Bill Callegari | Scott Campbell | Carter Casteel | Warren Chisum | Wayne Christian | Byron Cook | Frank Corte | Joe Crabb | Myra Crownover | John Davis | Glenda Dawson | Dianne Delisi | Mary Denny | Joe Driver | Rob Eissler | Gary Elkins | Kino Flores | Dan Flynn | Dan Gattis | Charlie Geren | Toby Goodman | Tony Goolsby | Bob Griggs | Kent Grusendorf | Roberto Gutierrez | Mike Hamilton | Peggy Hamric | Rick Hardcastle | Linda Harper-Brown | Talmadge Heflin | Glenn Hegar | Fred Hill | Ruben Hope | Charlie Howard | Bob Hunter | Suzanna Hupp | Carl Isett | Elizabeth Jones | Bill Keffer | Jim Keffer | Phil King | Lois Kolkhorst | Mike Krusee | Edmund Kuempel | Jodie Laubenberg | Jerry Madden | Kenny Marchant | Brian McCall | Ken Mercer | Tommy Merritt | Sid Miller | Geanie Morrison | Anna Mowery | Ken Paxton | Larry Phillips | Jim Pitts | Elvira Reyna | Debbie Riddle | Gene Seaman | Wayne Smith | Burt Solomons | Jack Stick | David Swinford | Larry Taylor | Vicki Truitt | Corbin Van Arsdale | George West | Arlene Wohlgemuth | Martha Wong | Bill Zedler | Robert Talton
Sponsor: Bill Ratliff
Remarks: Enabling legislation for HJR 3. The chair submitted the point of order to the house for decision but subsequently sustained the point of order before calling for a vote of the house. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, except Article 17 takes effect immediately.
Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2003, 78th R.S.,ch. 204, General and Special Laws of Texas
Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (House Research Organization)
Enrolled (Senate Research Center)
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)
Conference Committee:
House Members: (appointed 05/21/2003) Joe Nixon (Chair) | Dan Gattis | Phil King | Vilma Luna | Beverly Woolley |
Senate Members: (appointed 05/29/2003) Bill Ratliff (Chair) | Kenneth Armbrister | Robert Duncan | Chris Harris | Jane Nelson |
Gubernatorial documents:
Editorial: Historic medical liability reform helping doctors, patients in Rio Grande Valley
Gov. Perry speaks at med mal bill signing
Gov. Perry gives remarks on 10th anniversary of Proposition 12 (tort reform; includes press release)
Subjects:
ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE
Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
CLASS ACTIONS
Courts--Civil Procedure
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Fire Fighters & Police--Volunteer
Health Care Providers
Health--Indigent Health Care
INFORMED CONSENT
Malpractice--Professionals
PHYSICIANS
Product Liability
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
Tort Reform
House Committee: Civil Practices (Joe Nixon, Jaime Capelo, Yvonne Davis, Dan Gattis, Will Hartnett, Phil King, Mike Krusee, Patrick Rose, Beverly Woolley)
Minutes:
February 26 2003 | March 4 2003 | March 20 2003
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Robert Duncan, Bill Ratliff, Kenneth Armbrister, Rodney Ellis, Troy Fraser, Chris Harris, Frank Madla, Jane Nelson, Florence Shapiro, Todd Staples, Tommy Williams)
Minutes:
March 17 2003 | April 7 2003 | April 10 2003 | April 14 2003 | April 15 2003 | April 16 2003 | April 22 2003 | April 30 2003 | May 5 2003 | May 6 2003 | May 7 2003 | May 13 2003
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