House
File
161
H-1002
Amend
House
File
161
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
Section
147.136A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
4
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
b.
(1)
“Noneconomic
damages”
means
damages
arising
from
6
pain,
suffering,
inconvenience,
physical
impairment,
mental
7
anguish,
emotional
pain
and
suffering,
loss
of
chance,
loss
of
8
consortium,
or
any
other
nonpecuniary
damages.
9
(2)
“Noneconomic
damages”
does
not
include
the
loss
of
10
dependent
care,
including
the
loss
of
child
care,
due
to
the
11
death
of
or
severe
injury
to
a
spouse
or
parent
who
is
the
12
primary
caregiver
of
a
child
under
the
age
of
eighteen
or
a
13
disabled
adult.
Such
damages
shall
be
considered
economic
14
damages.
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Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
16
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
17
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
causes
of
action
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accrued
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
>
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