FL H0469 | 2017 | Regular Session

Florida House Bill 469 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

Requires court to include interest in final judgment in action from which plaintiff recovers economic or noneconomic damages; specifies dates from which interest accrues; requires interest on attorney fees & costs, if recovered; specifies rate; provides applicability.

Title

Prejudgment Interest

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2017-05-05	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-03-07	House	CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-02-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2017-02-24	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-02-23	House	CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 4
2017-02-16	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 02/23/17, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
2017-02-06	House	Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2017-01-24	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

S0334 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died on Calendar

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	035		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Florida State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/469
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0469/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0469/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0469/Amendment/133613/PDF