FL H0837 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
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]
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]
Summary
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.
Title
Civil Remedies
Sponsors
Roll Calls
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]
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]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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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 |
Same As/Similar To
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)
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)
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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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 |