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It became law on Sep 13, 2023.

CA SB 135 · Senate Bill · 2023–2024

Stage
Became law
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
Latest action
Sep 13, 2023

What it does

(1) Existing law, operative as of January 1, 2024, will, in a case in which the party bearing the burden of proof proffers expert testimony regarding medical causation and the party's expert is required as a condition of testifying to opine that causation exists to a reasonable medical probability, allow the party not bearing the burden of proof to offer the testimony of a contrary expert only if the expert can testify that a proffered alternative cause exists to a reasonable medical probability or that a matter cannot meet a reasonable degree of probability in the applicable field, as specified.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 13, 2023

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal ReviewLead sponsor

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Where it goes next

It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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