HB239 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

HB239 Alabama 2011 Session

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2011

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve McMillan
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Civil procedure, admissibility of expert testimony further provided for
Description: Under existing law, state courts follow a U.S. Supreme Court decision from 1923 regarding the admissibility of expert testimony.
This bill would apply the more recent standard enunciated in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the 1993 Daubert case for the admissibility of expert evidence and testimony in all civil and criminal court actions, except for actions arising under and governed by the Medical Liability Act of 1987, or any judicial interpretations thereof.
Subjects: Civil Procedure

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB239 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature