Bill Information

House Bill 1037
2017-2018 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for punitive damages.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Representative Representative Warren Kampf
Representative Warren Kampf
R House District 157
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Representative Rep. Seth Grove
Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196
Photo of Representative Rep. Dawn Keefer
Rep. Dawn Keefer
R House District 92
Photo of Representative Rep. Robert Godshall
Rep. Robert Godshall
R House District 53
Photo of Representative Rep. Tina Pickett
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Photo of Representative Rep. Rob Kauffman
Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Photo of Representative Rep. Brett Miller
Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41
Photo of Representative Rep. Eric Roe
Rep. Eric Roe
R House District 158
Photo of Representative Rep. Duane Milne
Rep. Duane Milne
R House District 167
Photo of Representative Rep. John Lawrence
Rep. John Lawrence
R House District 13
Photo of Representative Rep. Matthew Baker
Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68
Photo of Representative Rep. Mark Mustio
Rep. Mark Mustio
R House District 44
Photo of Representative Rep. Garth Everett
Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84
Photo of Representative Rep. Bryan Cutler
Rep. Bryan Cutler
R House District 100
Photo of Representative Rep. Donna Oberlander
Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63
Photo of Representative Rep. Jerry Knowles
Rep. Jerry Knowles
R House District 124
Photo of Representative Rep. Stan Saylor
Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94
Photo of Representative Rep. Kurt Masser
Rep. Kurt Masser
R House District 107
Photo of Representative Rep. David Zimmerman
Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99
Photo of Representative Rep. Kristin Hill
Rep. Kristin Hill
R House District 93
Photo of Representative Rep. Becky Corbin
Rep. Becky Corbin
R House District 155
Photo of Representative Rep. Mike Turzai
Rep. Mike Turzai
R House District 28
Photo of Representative Rep. Barry Jozwiak
Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5
Photo of Representative Rep. Susan Helm
Rep. Susan Helm
R House District 104
Photo of Representative Rep. Ron Marsico
Rep. Ron Marsico
R House District 105
Photo of Representative Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
R House District 134
Photo of Representative Rep. Greg Rothman
Rep. Greg Rothman
R House District 87
Photo of Representative Rep. Jeff Wheeland
Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83
Photo of Representative Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
R House District 12
Photo of Representative Rep. Francis Ryan
Rep. Francis Ryan
R House District 101
Photo of Representative Rep. Mark Gillen
Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Photo of Representative Rep. Paul Schemel
Rep. Paul Schemel
R House District 90
Photo of Representative Rep. Kathy Rapp
Rep. Kathy Rapp
R House District 65
Photo of Representative Rep. Mike Tobash
Rep. Mike Tobash
R House District 125
Photo of Representative Rep. Parke Wentling
Rep. Parke Wentling
R House District 17
Photo of Representative Rep. Eric Nelson
Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57
Photo of Representative Rep. Jim Cox
Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129
Photo of Representative Rep. Cris Dush
Rep. Cris Dush
R House District 66
Bill Status & History
Last Action: (Remarks see House Journal Page 1032-1040), June 25, 2018 House
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1201 Referred to Judiciary, March 31, 2017
Reported as committed, Sept. 26, 2017
First consideration, Sept. 26, 2017
Laid on the table, Sept. 26, 2017
Removed from table, Nov. 27, 2017
Laid on the table, Nov. 27, 2017
Removed from table, June 20, 2018
(Remarks see House Journal Page 924-944, 949-952), June 21, 2018
3808 Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2018
Re-committed to Appropriations, June 22, 2018
(Remarks see House Journal Page 959-964), June 22, 2018
Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2018
Third consideration and defeated on final passage, June 25, 2018 (91-103)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1032-1040), June 25, 2018
Printers Numbers
Jun 22, 2018
PN 3808
Mar 31, 2017
PN 1201
Amendments
Votes
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Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
194 0 - opens in a new tab
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
194 0 - opens in a new tab
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
194 0 - opens in a new tab
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
194 0 - opens in a new tab
Friday, June 22, 2018 - House Floor Vote
94 96 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
95 97 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
86 104 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
83 107 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
81 107 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
108 85 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
88 105 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
84 108 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
86 106 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
87 105 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
193 0 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References

This bill amends the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.0154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability And Reduction Of Error (Mcare) Act. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.


Photo of Representative Rep. Steven Mentzer
Rep. Steven Mentzer
R House District 97


Photo of Senator Sen. John Rafferty
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44


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House Bill 1037
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
KAMPF, GROVE, KEEFER, GODSHALL, PICKETT, KAUFFMAN, B. MILLER, ROE, MILNE, LAWRENCE, BAKER, MUSTIO, EVERETT, CUTLER, OBERLANDER, KNOWLES, SAYLOR, MASSER, ZIMMERMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, CORBIN, TURZAI, JOZWIAK, HELM, MARSICO, MACKENZIE, ROTHMAN, WHEELAND, METCALFE, RYAN, GILLEN, SCHEMEL, RAPP, TOBASH, WENTLING, NELSON, COX, DUSH

Short Title
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for punitive damages.

Memo Subject
Applying the MCARE Punitive Damages Caps for Physicians to Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

Actions
1201 Referred to JUDICIARY, March 31, 2017
Reported as committed, Sept. 26, 2017
First consideration, Sept. 26, 2017
Laid on the table, Sept. 26, 2017
Removed from table, Nov. 27, 2017
Laid on the table, Nov. 27, 2017
Removed from table, June 20, 2018
(Remarks see House Journal Page 924-944, 949-952), June 21, 2018
3808 Second consideration, with amendments, June 22, 2018
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2018
(Remarks see House Journal Page 959-964), June 22, 2018
Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2018
Third consideration and defeated on final passage, June 25, 2018 (91-103)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1032-1040), June 25, 2018

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