New Mexico legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Mexico SB449: Medical Malpractice Changes
Status: Introduced, February 19, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
SB0449 SENATE BILL 449 57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Larry R. Scott and James G. Townsend and Candy Spence Ezzell RELATING TO LITIGATION; AMENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR VENUE DETERMINATION; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINING VENUE IN CASES INVOLVING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE; AMENDING THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACT; LIMITING RECOVERY FROM THE PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND; REQUIRING PAYMENTS FROM THE PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND TO BE MADE AS EXPENSES ARE INCURRED; REQUIRING SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE PUNITIVE DAMAGES AWARDED IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS TO BE AWARDED TO THE STATE; LIMITING ATTORNEY FEES IN MALPRACTICE CLAIMS; REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE TO APPROVE PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS PAID FROM THE PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND; REMOVING A REQUIREMENT FOR SURCHARGES TO BE SET WITH THE INTENT OF BRINGING THE FUND TO SOLVENCY; CREATING THE PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. SECTION 1. Section 38-3-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1875-1876, Chapter 2, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: "38-3-1. COUNTY IN WHICH CIVIL ACTION IN DISTRICT COURT MAY BE COMMENCED.--All civil actions commenced in the district courts shall be brought and shall be commenced in counties as follows and not otherwise. A. First, except as provided in Subsection F of this section relating to foreign corporations, all transitory actions shall be brought in the county where either the plaintiff or defendant, or …
Sponsors
- Candy Spence Ezzell (R, SD-032) · primary sponsor
- Larry R. Scott (R, SD-042) · primary sponsor
- James G. Townsend (R, SD-034)
Common questions
- What is SB449?
- SB449 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Medical Malpractice Changes.
- What is the status of SB449?
- Introduced as of February 19, 2025.
- Who sponsored SB449?
- Candy Spence Ezzell (R, SD-032), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB449?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=449&year=25
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