Florida House Bill 661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on May 2 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Specifies conditions under which nursing home resident has cause of action against licensee or management company; requires trial judge to conduct evidentiary hearing before claimant can assert claim against certain interested parties; provides limitation on recovery; requires evidence of basis for punitive damages; requires trial judge to conduct evidentiary hearing before claimant can assert claim for punitive damages; permits licensee or management company to be held liable for punitive damages, etc.

Nursing Home Litigation Reform

Rep. Janet Adkins [R]	House Civil Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Marti Coley [R]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]
Rep. Shawn Harrison [R]	House Health and Human Services Committee	Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]

2011-05-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#451 (Y: 77 N: 41 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#391 (Y: 39 N: 72 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-04-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#390 (Y: 38 N: 70 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-04-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#389 (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-05-02		In Messages
2011-05-02		Read 3rd time -HJ 991
2011-04-29		Read 2nd time -HJ 913
2011-04-27		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2011-04-25		CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 4 -HJ 837
2011-04-24		On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/25/11, 11:45 am, Morris Hall
2011-04-06		Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 450
2011-04-05		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2011-04-01		CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 415
2011-03-30		On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 04/01/11, 8:45 am, 404 HOB
2011-03-08		Introduced -HJ 58
2011-02-22		Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 58
2011-02-08		Filed

S1396 () 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1972 () 2011-05-05 - Read 2nd time -SJ 923

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
400	023		Amended Code	See Bill Text
400	0237		Amended Code	See Bill Text
400	0238		Amended Code	See Bill Text
400	23		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/661
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/BillText/c2/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/BillText/e1/HTML
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/FloorVotes/XX9Vu/dHu5X5h6RX/0g0EdqtXmU=|7/Public/Votes/Amendment/20110429/HouseVote_h0661c2389.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/FloorVotes/ncO4ZRy3r02wAlO7obHvbuKY7OE=|7/Public/Votes/Amendment/20110429/HouseVote_h0661c2390.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/FloorVotes/3oqgeoWZYlDK47teUAbZZvXXnAU=|7/Public/Votes/Amendment/20110429/HouseVote_h0661c2391.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0661/FloorVotes/H3mA=PL=8/7Tm4nV3qTZ=PL=eKztLN=PL=KU=|7/Public/Votes/Bill/20110502/HouseVote_h0661e1451.PDF