AN ACT TO REFORM THE LAWS RELATING TO MONEY JUDGMENT APPEAL BONDS, BIFURCATION OF TRIALS IN CIVIL CASES, AND MEDICAL LIABILITY. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 2/2/11, 3/1/11, 3/2/11, 4/19/11, 4/20/11, and 6/9/11. Enacted July 25, 2011. Effective October 1, 2011.
The Daily Bulletin: 2011-07-25
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The Daily Bulletin: 2011-07-25
The Daily Bulletin: 2011-07-25
PUBLIC/SENATE BILLS
S 33/SL 2011-400 (2011-2012) MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORMS. Filed Feb 2 2011, TO REFORM THE LAWS RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY BY PROVIDING LIMITED PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY TO THOSE PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, BY AUTHORIZING THE BIFURCATION OF TRIALS ON ISSUES OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES IN CERTAIN ACTIONS, BY LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF NONECONOMIC DAMAGES THAT MAY BE AWARDED, BY AUTHORIZING THE PERIODIC PAYMENT OF FUTURE ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN LIEU OF A LUMP-SUM PAYMENT, AND BY MODIFYING APPEAL BONDS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS.
This act is effective October 1, 2011.
| Intro. by Apodaca, Brown, Rucho. |
S 496/SL 2011-399 (2011-2012) MEDICAID AND HEALTH CHOICE PROVIDER REQ. (NEW). Filed Mar 31 2011, TO PROVIDE FRAUD AND ABUSE PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
AN ACT RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS OF MEDICAID AND HEALTH CHOICE PROVIDERS. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 3/31/11, 6/6/11, and 6/14/11. Enacted July 25, 2011. GS 108C-5, as enacted by Section 1, is effective July 25, 2011. GS 108C-6, as enacted by Section 1, and Section 4 are effective January 1, 2012. The remainder is effective July 25, 2011.
| Intro. by Pate. |
S 781/SL 2011-398 (2011-2012) REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2011. Filed Jun 6 2011, TO INCREASE REGULATORY EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO BALANCE JOB CREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
AN ACT TO INCREASE REGULATORY EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO BALANCE JOB CREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 6/6/11, 6/9/11, 6/14/11, 6/15/11, and 6/17/11. Enacted July 25, 2011. Sections 2–14 are effective October 1, 2011. Sections 15–55 are effective January 1, 2012. With regard to contested cases affected by Section 55.2 of this act, the provisions of Sections 15–27 become effective when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approvals referenced in Section 55.2 have been issued or June 15, 2012, whichever occurs first. The remainder is effective July 25, 2011, unless otherwise provided.
| Intro. by Rouzer, Brown. |
S 788 (2011-2012) CONGRESSIONAL FAIR AND LEGAL. Filed Jul 25 2011, TO REALIGN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE RETURN OF THE 2010 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.
Amends GS 163-201 to divide North Carolina into 13 congressional districts to nominate and elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and every two years thereafter, as follows. District 1 includes the following counties: Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Perquimans, Vance, Warren, Washington, and specified parts of Beaufort, Craven, Granville, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, Pasquotank, Pitt, Wayne, and Wilson. District 2 includes the following counties: Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and specified parts of Chatham, Moore, Nash, Sampson, and Wake. District 3 includes the following counties: Camden, Carteret, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Onslow, Pamlico, Tyrell, and specified parts of Beaufort, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Pasquotank, Pitt, Wayne, and Wilson. District 4 includes the following counties: Durham, Orange, and specified parts of Chatham and Wake. District 5 includes the following counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Davie, Mitchell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and specified parts of Forsyth and Stokes. District 6 includes the following counties: Alamance, Randolph, and specified parts of Davidson, Guilford, Rockingham, Rowan, and Stokes. District 7 includes the following counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, Scotland, and specified parts of Cumberland, Duplin, and Sampson. District 8 includes the following counties: Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly, and specified parts of Cabarrus, Cumberland, and Moore. District 9 includes Union County, and specified parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg. District 10 includes the following counties: Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell, Lincoln, and specified parts of Gaston and Rutherford. District 11 includes the following counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey, and specified parts of Rutherford. District 12 includes specified parts of the following counties: Cabarrus, Davidson, Forsyth, Mecklenburg, and Rowan. District 13 includes the following counties: Caswell, Person, and specified parts of Granville, Guilford, Rockingham, and Wake. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2012.
A map of the congressional districts proposed in Senate Bill 788 is posted on the General Assembly’s website here.
| Intro. by Stein. | GS 163 |
S 789 (2011-2012) POSSIBLE SENATE DISTRICTS. Filed Jul 25 2011, TO REALIGN THE NORTH CAROLINA SENATORIAL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE RETURN OF THE 2010 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.
Amends GS 120-1 to establish boundaries for 50 single-member senatorial districts for the purpose of nominating and electing members of the Senate in 2012 and every two years thereafter. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2012.
A map of the Senate districts proposed in the committee substitute is posted on the General Assembly’s website here.
| Intro. by McKissick. | GS 120 |
S 790 (2011-2012) SENATE FAIR AND LEGAL. Filed Jul 25 2011, TO REALIGN THE NORTH CAROLINA SENATORIAL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE RETURN OF THE 2010 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.
Amends GS 120-1 to establish boundaries for 50 senatorial districts for the purpose of nominating and electing members of the Senate in 2012 and every two years thereafter. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2012.
A map of the Senate districts proposed in Senate Bill 790 is posted on the General Assembly’s website here.
| Intro. by Nesbitt. | GS 120 |
The Daily Bulletin: 2011-07-25
The Daily Bulletin: 2011-07-25
ACTIONS ON BILLS
Actions on Bills: 2011-07-25
PUBLIC BILLS
H 32: ELECTORAL FREEDOM ACT OF 2011.
Senate: Withdrawn From Com
Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
H 937: LEWIS DOLLAR DOCKHAM 3 (NEW).
House: Amend Failed 1
House: Amend Failed 2
House: Amend Failed 3
House: Amend Failed 4
House: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
Senate: Rec From House
Senate: Passed 1st Reading
Senate: Ref To Com On Redistricting
S 33: MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORMS.
House: Veto Overridden
Ch. SL 2011-400
S 453: RUCHO-LEWIS CONGRESS 3 (NEW).
Senate: Amend Failed 1
Senate: Amend Failed 2
Senate: Amend Failed 3
Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
House: Passed 1st Reading
House: Ref To Com On Redistricting
S 455: RUCHO SENATE 2 (NEW).
Senate: Amend Failed 1
Senate: Amend Failed 2
Senate: Amend Tabled 3
Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
House: Passed 1st Reading
House: Ref To Com On Redistricting
S 496: MEDICAID AND HEALTH CHOICE PROVIDER REQ. (NEW).
House: Veto Overridden
Ch. SL 2011-399
S 781: REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2011.
House: Veto Overridden
Ch. SL 2011-398
S 788: CONGRESSIONAL FAIR AND LEGAL.
Senate: Filed
S 789: POSSIBLE SENATE DISTRICTS.
Senate: Filed
S 790: SENATE FAIR AND LEGAL.
Senate: Filed
Actions on Bills: 2011-07-25
No local actions on bills
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