MO HJR22

Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article III of the Missouri Constitution, to be submitted to voters at the November 2016 general election or a special election called by the governor

Defines "economic damages" as compensatory damages for pecuniary loss, explicitly excluding pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of consortium, loss of companionship, disfigurement, and physical impairment

Grants the General Assembly authority to set limits on noneconomic damages for medical malpractice claims against healthcare providers, effective January 1, 2016

Extends General Assembly authority to cap noneconomic damages for all other claims and causes of action not related to medical malpractice, regardless of whether claims arise from common law, statute, tort, or contract

Requires any law setting damage caps to specifically reference the constitutional subsection in the preamble or body of the act to be effective