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House Journal: Page 944: Tuesday, April 1, 1997

H-1456A

 2     1.  Page 6, line 5, by inserting after the word
 3   "physician" the following:  "or surgeon, physician
 4   assistant, or mental health professional".
 5     2.  Page 6, line 8, by inserting after the word
 6   "physician" the following:  "or surgeon, physician
 7   assistant, or mental health professional".
 8     3.  Page 6, line 13, by inserting after the word
 9   "physician" the following:  "or surgeon, physician
10   assistant, or mental health professional".
11     4.  Page 6, line 14, by inserting after the word
12   "physician" the following:  "or surgeon, physician
13   assistant, or mental health professional".

H-1456B

14     5.  Page 7, by inserting after line 27 the
15   following:
16     "1A.  In all personal injury actions where the
17   plaintiff recovers a sum of money that, according to
18   special verdict, is intended, in whole or in part, to
19   address the future damages of the plaintiff, that
20   portion of the judgment that reflects the future
21   damages shall be adjusted by the court or the finder
22   of fact to reflect the present value of the sum."
23     6.  Page 7, by striking lines 30 through 35 and
24   inserting the following:  "or the court."
25     7.  Page 9, by striking lines 12 through 15 and
26   inserting the following:  "and severable liability
27   shall not apply to defendants who are found to bear
28   less than fifty percent of the total fault assigned to
29   all parties.  However, a defendant found to bear fifty
30   percent or more of fault shall only be jointly and
31   severally liable for economic damages and not for any
32   noneconomic damage awards."
33     8.  By renumbering as necessary.
With the adoption of amendment H-1481, amendment H-1456A was
ruled out of order.
Jochum of Dubuque asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1513, to amendment H-1456B, filed by her
from the floor.
Moreland of Wapello offered the following amendment H-1510, to
amendment H-1456B, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:

H-1510

 1     Amend the amendment, H-1456, to House File 693 as

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