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Senate rules panel advances bill limiting product‑liability suits against healthcare facilities
Summary
The Senate Committee on Rules voted to send SB 1173 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after adopting an amendment that extends product‑liability immunity to additional types of healthcare providers while preserving exceptions where facilities sell products to the public.
The Senate Committee on Rules on June 18 voted to advance Senate Bill 1173, which would shield certain health care facilities from product‑liability civil claims for products the facility did not manufacture or design.
Committee staff summarized the bill and a posted amendment, saying the bill “exempts a health care facility from product liability civil claim arising from a product provided to a patient so long as the facility did not manufacture or design the product,” and that the amendment “clarifies that a health care facility may be subject to a civil…
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