Florida House Bill 837 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Passed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Chapter No. 2023-15
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Creates rebuttable presumption that lodestar fee is sufficient & reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reduces statute of limitations for negligence actions; provides standards for bad faith actions; provides for distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of single occurrence exceed policy limits; limits applicability of provisions relating to attorney fees in certain actions against insurers; provides standards for evidence to prove damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requires certain disclosures with respect to claims for medical expenses for treatment rendered under letters of protection; requires trier of fact to consider fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury; provides that owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property which substantially implements specified security measures on that property has presumption against liability in connection with certain criminal acts that occur on premises; revises provisions relating to immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property; specifies applicability of provisions relating to offer of judgment & demand for judgment.

Civil Remedies

House Judiciary Committee	House Civil Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Tommy Gregory [R]	Rep. Thomas Fabricio [R]
Rep. Webster Barnaby [R]	Rep. Adam Botana [R]	Rep. Mike Caruso [R]	Rep. Sam Killebrew [R]
Rep. Tom Leek [R]	Rep. Vicki Lopez [R]	Rep. Randy Maggard [R]	Rep. Rick Roth [R]

2023-03-23 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#3 (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#4 (Y: 16 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-03-17 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#36 (Y: 80 N: 31 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 16 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-24 - House - House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Y: 12 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27		Chapter No. 2023-15
2023-03-24		Approved by Governor
2023-03-24		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2023-03-24	House	Ordered enrolled
2023-03-24	House	In Messages
2023-03-23	Senate	Immediately certified
2023-03-23	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15
2023-03-23	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment(s) failed (113938, 129080)
2023-03-22	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-03-22	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 236
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2023-03-22	Senate	Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
2023-03-21	Senate	Received
2023-03-20	Senate	Referred to Fiscal Policy
2023-03-17	Senate	In Messages
2023-03-17	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 31
2023-03-17	House	Read 3rd time
2023-03-16	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-03-16	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2023-03-16	House	Amendment 263047 adopted as amended
2023-03-16	House	Amendment 662849 Failed
2023-03-16	House	Amendment 353849 Failed
2023-03-16	House	Amendment 885617 Failed
2023-03-16	House	Amendment 473057 Failed
2023-03-16	House	Amendment 065491 adopted
2023-03-16	House	Read 2nd time
2023-03-13	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/16/2023)
2023-03-10	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-03-10	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-03-09	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2023-03-09	House	CS Filed
2023-03-09	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-09	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2023-03-08	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-03-06	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2023-02-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2023-02-28	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-02-25	House	CS Filed
2023-02-25	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-02-25	House	Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-24	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-17	House	Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2023-02-15	House	Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-15	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-02-15	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-15	House	Filed

H1165 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15)
S236 (Similar To) 2023-03-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15)
S1274 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
475	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
475	611		Amended Code	See Bill Text
517	191		Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
624	123		Amended Code	See Bill Text
624	155		Amended Code	See Bill Text
624	1552		Amended Code	See Bill Text
624	488		Amended Code	See Bill Text
626	9373		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	062		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	401		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	428		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	441		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	727		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	736		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	756		Amended Code	See Bill Text
628	6016		Amended Code	See Bill Text
631	70		Amended Code	See Bill Text
631	926		Amended Code	See Bill Text
632	638		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	0427		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	0701		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	0706		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	81		Amended Code	See Bill Text
86	121		Amended Code	See Bill Text
95	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/390827/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/823997/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/324199/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/740907/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/741787/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/152765/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/957413/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/096223/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/071585/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/447333/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/037817/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/479157/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/722601/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/263047/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/065491/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/870589/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/473057/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/885617/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/353849/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Amendment/662849/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Analyses/h0837.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Analyses/h0837a.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Analyses/h0837b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Analyses/h0837c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Analyses/h0837z.CJS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=66647&IsPCB=0&BillId=77575
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=66788&IsPCB=0&BillId=77575
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Vote/HouseVote_h00837e1036.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Vote/SenateVote_h00837e1004.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/837/Vote/SenateVote_h00837e1003.PDF