5728-S AMS FRAN S2503.1

SSB 5728 - S AMD 175

By Senator Franklin

NOT ADOPTED 03/14/2003

On page 7, line 19, after "exceed" strike all material through "dollars." and insert "eight hundred fifty thousand dollars except as provided in this subsection. The eight hundred fifty thousand dollar limitation must be recalculated annually using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, cpi-w, or a successor index, for the twelve months prior to each July 1st as calculated by the United States department of labor."

On page 7, line 30, after "to" strike "two" and insert "eight"

EFFECT: Strikes graduated scale for cap on noneconomic damages, replacing it with a cap of $850,000 that increases annually based on inflation.

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