Texas Proposition 12, Limit on Damages in Medical Lawsuits Amendment (September 2003)

Texas Proposition 12
Election date September 13, 2003
Topic Tort law
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on September 13, 2003. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to set limits on non-economic damages in civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to set limits on non-economic damages in civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers.

Election results

Texas Proposition 12
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		751,896	51.13%
No		718,547	48.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:

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Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers, and other actions, authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on non-economic damages.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 3 during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.

See also

2003 Measures

• 2003 Measures
• Tort law on the ballot
• 2003 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments