Bills aiming to scrap the state’s medical malpractice tort system and codify binding arbitration agreements for nursing home residents are dead for the General Assembly session but could be resurrected next year.
Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Renee Unterman, R-Buford, tabled Senate Bills 141 and 202 Monday after lengthy hearings on both. Monday was the last day in the Senate for bills to pass committees to ensure a full chamber vote in time for the 30th day, by which bills must pass their chamber of origin or die for the session.
