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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 203

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claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, as stated in

Estate of Wells v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center

, 183

Wis. 2d 677 (1994), a parent does not have the right to recover for the loss of society

and companionship of an adult child whose injuries were the result of medical

malpractice. This bill provides that a parent does have the right to recover for loss

of society and companionship if the parent's adult child is injured as the result of

medical malpractice.

Under current law, as stated in

Czapinski v. St. Francis Hospital, Inc.

,

236 Wis.

2d 316 (2000), an adult child does not have the right to recover for the loss of society

and companionship of a parent who died as the result of medical malpractice. This

bill provides that an adult child does have the right to recover for loss of society and

companionship if the adult child's parent dies as the result of medical malpractice.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Coggs (D) , Hansen (D) , Plale (D)

13 cosponsors

A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Cullen (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Parisi (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Richards (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Toles (D) , Turner (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Sep 16, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 14, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Plale, Hansen and Coggs;Cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Sinicki, Roys, Berceau, A. Williams, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Toles, Cullen, Spanbauer, Zepnick, Turner, Parisi and Kessler

  2. May 14, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  3. Aug 18, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 16, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Sep 16, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 7, 2009 · Senate

    Representative Spanbauer withdrawn as a cosponsor

  8. Oct 22, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  9. Oct 26, 2009 · Senate

    Withdrawn from the Calendar of 10-27-09 by committee on Senate Organization

  10. Oct 26, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Jan 14, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-19-2010 by committee on Senate Organization

  12. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Jan 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:36 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  20. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1