Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB766: Revise disqualification grounds of member or proposed member of medical legal panel
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the disqualification grounds of a member or proposed member of the medical legal panel; and amending section 27-6-404, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE DISQUALIFICATION GROUNDS OF A MEMBER OR PROPOSED MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL LEGAL PANEL; AND AMENDING SECTION 27-6-404, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 27-6-404, MCA, is amended to read: "27-6-404. Disqualification of panel member. (1) A member must be disqualified from consideration of a case in which, by virtue of the member's circumstances, the member believes that serving on the panel would be inappropriate, considering the purpose of the panel. The director may excuse a proposed panelist from serving. (2) Whenever a party makes and files an affidavit that a panel member selected pursuant to this part cannot, according to the belief of the party making the affidavit, sit in review of the application with impartiality, that panel member may proceed no further. Another panel member must be selected by the health care provider's professional association or state licensing board or the state bar, as appropriate. A party may not disqualify more than three panel members in this manner in any single malpractice claim, and the affidavit must be filed within 15 days of the transmittal by the director, under 27-6-402, of the names of the panel members selected. (2) A panel member or proposed panel member must be disqualified, subject …
Sponsors
- Close, Brian (D, 65) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 77 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 80 yea, 19 nay, passed
Subjects: Liability, Torts, Civil Procedure, Health Care Services, Health, Professions and Occupations A-D, Professions and Occupations E-N
Common questions
- What is HB766?
- HB766 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise disqualification grounds of member or proposed member of medical legal panel.
- What does HB766 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the disqualification grounds of a member or proposed member of the medical legal panel; and amending section 27-6-404, mca.".
- What is the status of HB766?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB766?
- Close, Brian (D, 65).
- Where is the official record for HB766?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3180
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