Table 2.
Caps on Non-Economic Damages by State
| State | Years Cap Implemented |
Statute |
|---|---|---|
| States with new caps (2000–2011) | ||
| Alaska | 2006 | AK ST §09.55.549 |
| Florida | 2003 | West’s F.S.A. § 766.118 |
| Idaho | 2004 | ID ST § 6-1603 |
| Mississippi | 2003 | Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-60 |
| Nevada | 2003 | NV ST 41A.035 |
| Oklahoma | 2004 | 63 Okl.St.Ann § 1-1708.1F |
| South Carolina | 2006 | SC ST § 15-32-220 |
| Texas | 2004 | Tex. Civ. Prac. And Rem. 74.301 |
| West Virginia | 2003 | W. Va. Code § 55-7B-8 |
| States with existing caps (2000–2011) | ||
| California | 1975 | CA CIVIL s 3333.2 |
| Colorado | 1987 | CO ST S 13-64-302 |
| Hawaii | 1987 | HI ST § 663-8.7 |
| Kansas | 1987 | KS ST § 60-19a02 |
| Maryland | 1987 | MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-2A-09 |
| Missouri | 1986 | Mo. Stat. § 538.210 |
| Montana | 1996 | MT ST 25-9-411 |
| North Dakota | 1996 | ND ST 32-42-02 |
| South Dakota | 1996 | SD ST § 21-3-11 |
| Utah | 1988 | U.C.A. 1953 § 78B-3-410 |
Notes: Wisconsin, Georgia, and Illinois are excluded from this analysis because Wisconsin repealed its damage cap during the study period, and Georgia and Illinois both implemented damage caps and had them quickly repealed by the courts during the study period.