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House Journal: Page 945: Tuesday, April 1, 1997

 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, line 32, by inserting after the word
 4   "awards." the following:  "In actions brought under
 5   this chapter, the rule of joint and several liability
 6   shall apply to both economic damages and noneconomic
 7   damages when the plaintiff is found to bear no fault."
Amendment H-1510 lost.
Lamberti of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-1456B.

Amendment H-1456B was adopted, placing out of order the
following amendments:

H-1459 filed by Moreland of Wapello on March 27, 1997.
H-1460 filed by Moreland of Wapello on March 27, 1997.
H-1491 filed by Millage of Scott from the floor.
H-1509 filed by Moreland of Wapello from the floor.
Moreland of Wapello offered amendment H-1457 filed by him as
follows:

H-1457

 1     Amend House File 693 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 7, by inserting after line 35 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  624B.1  TITLE -
 5   DEFINITIONS.
 6     1.  This chapter shall be known as the "Sunshine in
 7   Litigation Act".
 8     2.  For the purposes of this chapter, unless the
 9   context otherwise requires, "court records" means any
10   of the following:
11     a.  All documents of any nature filed in connection
12   with any matter before any civil court, except any of
13   the following:
14     (1)  Documents filed with a court for in camera
15   review for the purpose of obtaining a ruling on the
16   discoverability of such documents.
17     (2)  Documents in court files to which access is
18   otherwise restricted by law.
19     b.  Settlement agreements, not filed of record,
20   that seek to restrict disclosure of information
21   concerning matters that have a probable adverse effect
22   upon the general public health or safety, the
23   administration of public office, or the operation of
24   government.
25     c.  Discovery, not filed of record, concerning
26   matters that have a probable adverse effect upon the
27   general public health or safety, the administration of
28   public office, or the operation of government, except

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