House File 592 H-1508 Amend House File 592 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 147.136A, Code 2021, is amended by 4 adding the following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. In an action for damages in which 6 this section applies, if a verdict in favor of a plaintiff 7 is rendered by a jury and if the damages include noneconomic 8 damages exceeding one million dollars, then the trial judge, 9 within thirty days of the date of the jury’s verdict, shall 10 independently review the jury’s verdict to verify that the 11 verdict and the damages are supported by the facts of the case 12 and established state law. If the trial judge believes that 13 the verdict reflects excessive or inadequate damages influenced 14 by the passions or prejudices of the jury and is not based on 15 substantial evidence, then the trial judge shall issue findings 16 of facts and conclusions of law setting forth such belief and 17 shall enter an order remitting any amounts not supported by 18 substantial evidence. If the trial court enters a remittitur 19 by reducing all or part of the jury’s verdict, the court shall 20 give the plaintiff an option to either accept the remitted 21 amount or to accept a new trial on the issue of damages. > 22 ______________________________ LOHSE of Polk -1- HF 592.2526 (1) 89 cm/jh 1/ 1 #1.