1-1 By: McDonald (Senate Sponsor - Moncrief) H.B. No. 1362 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 1995; 1-3 May 17, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 1-4 and Human Services; May 19, 1995, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to certain health care liability claims for which the 1-9 state provides indemnification. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. The following laws are repealed: 1-12 (1) Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and 1-13 (2) Article 5.15-4, Insurance Code. 1-14 SECTION 2. The change in law made by the repeal of Chapter 1-15 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, by this Act does not apply 1-16 to a claim eligible for payment under that chapter and filed with 1-17 the attorney general in accordance with that chapter before the 1-18 effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in 1-19 effect for that purpose. 1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-25 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-26 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-27 * * * * *