Main Content House Bill 5905 (2004) rss friendly link printer friendly (Original Content Same As Senate Bill 0691) Sponsor Jim Howell Categories Torts, malpractice; Civil procedure, remedies; Occupations, health care professions; Occupations, physicians; Health, other Torts; malpractice; retroactive effect of amended affidavit of meritorious defense in medical malpractice action; allow only with showing of good cause. Amends sec. 2912e of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2912e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5338'03 Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2003-2004 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in bold (rather than UPPERCASE).- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents House Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted House amendments. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as received from the House, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. House Enrolled Bill Enrolled bill is the version passed in identical form by both houses of the Legislature. House Fiscal Agency Analysis Summary as Introduced (05-17-04)This document analyzes: HB5338, HB5905 Analysis as Reported from Committee (06-09-04)This document analyzes: HB5338, HB5905 History(House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 5/13/2004HJ 42 Pg. 962referred to Committee on Judiciary 6/3/2004HJ 51 Pg. 1191reported with recommendation with substitute H-3 6/3/2004HJ 51 Pg. 1191referred to second reading 6/3/2004HJ 51 Pg. 1191laid over one day under the rules 7/6/2004HJ 64 Pg. 1638substitute H-3 adopted and amended 7/6/2004HJ 64 Pg. 1638placed on third reading 7/6/2004HJ 64 Pg. 1638placed on immediate passage 7/6/2004HJ 64 Pg. 1638passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 671 Yeas 66 Nays 31 8/4/2004SJ 79 Pg. 1469REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR