NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A proposal to put caps on damages from malpractice lawsuits against nursing homes is headed to a study committee, meaning it likely won't pass this session.

The measure sponsored by Sen. Jim Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican, was sent to a joint study committee by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

The House Civil Practice Subcommittee also voted earlier this month that the measure be studied.

Sponsors say the study panel will be made up of five members each from the House and the Senate.

The measure would have placed a $300,000 cap on non-economic damages from any lawsuit over injury or death at nursing homes. Punitive damages would have been limited to double the judgment for non-economic damages.

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