After the Senate started moving forward with the controversial issue, a House committee this week will take up a bill that would help shield nursing homes, hospitals and physicians from coronavirus-related lawsuits.
The House Health & Human Services Committee is slated on Wednesday to consider the House version of the bill (PCB HHS 21-01), according to a House calendar. [TRENDING: 1 dead in Rolls Royce crash | Mom, boyfriend arrested after toddler drowns | How to get the vaccine in Fla.] The Senate Judiciary Committee last week in a 6-4, party-line vote approved its version (SB 74), which has some key differences from the House bill.