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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Wrongful Death’
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection (b) in the 5th line from the end (page 1, line 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$75,000, provided that $250,000 if the action is" and inserting the following: '$75,000, provided that the action is $250,000. An action under this section must be'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment ensures that the 2-year statute of limitations applies to all wrongful death actions, not just those actions for punitive damages as implied in the bill. This amendment includes the increase of the cap on punitive damages from $75,000 to $250,000.
This amendment deletes section 2 of the bill, which specified that claims for pecuniary losses are not lost by the death of either party.
This amendment changes the title of the bill to reflect these changes.