2005-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1660
The following was again before the House in third reading:                                          
                                                                                                    
            HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 67(FIN) am H                                       
    "An Act relating to claims for personal injury or wrongful death                                
    against health care providers."                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Kelly placed a call of the House on the bill.                                        
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Gatto moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS                                     
CSSB 67(FIN) am H be returned to second reading for the specific                                    
purpose of considering Amendment No. 8.  There being no objection,                                  
it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative Gatto:                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 5:                                                                                     
    Delete "Except as provided in (e) of this section, the"                                         
    Insert "The"                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 7:                                                                                     
    Delete "single injury may not exceed $250,000"                                                  
    Insert "single injury or death may not exceed $350,000"                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 2, lines 10 - 16:                                                                              
    Delete all material.                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Gatto moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Kelly objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result: