Florida House Bill 1125 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 3-1)
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Creates civil cause of action for wage theft; provides jurisdiction; provides procedure for filing of civil action for wage theft; provides jurisdiction; provides limitation on filing fee; requires claimant to notify employer of employee's intention to initiate civil action; provides employer specific time to resolve action; provides statute of limitations; requires claimant to prove wage theft by preponderance of evidence; provides limitation for compensatory damages; prohibits certain damages; authorizes county, municipality, or political subdivision to establish process by which claim may be filed; prohibits local government from adopting or maintaining in effect certain laws, ordinances, and rules for purpose of addressing unpaid wage claims; prohibits preemption of certain local ordinances governing wage theft; provides that any regulation, ordinance, or other provision for recovery of unpaid wages is prohibited & preempted to state.

Employers and Employees

House Judiciary Committee

House Local and Federal Affairs Committee

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Tom Goodson [R]

2013-04-25 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#274 (Y: 71 N: 45 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	Senate	Died in Criminal Justice
2013-04-25	Senate	Received
2013-04-25	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations
2013-04-25	Senate	In Messages
2013-04-25	House	CS passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 45
2013-04-25	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-24	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-24	House	Read 2nd time
2013-04-22	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
2013-04-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-04-18	House	CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
2013-04-18	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-04-16	House	CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6
2013-04-12	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/16/13, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
2013-04-12	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-04-11	House	CS/CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee read 1st time
2013-04-11	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-04-09	House	CS/CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 10 NAYS 8
2013-04-05	House	On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 04/09/13, 10:30 am, Webster Hall
2013-03-18	House	Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee
2013-03-15	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2013-03-15	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-03-13	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2
2013-03-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB
2013-03-06	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-28	House	Filed

S1216 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died on Calendar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
34	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/BillText/c3/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/Amendment/626171/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/Amendment/734067/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/Amendment/366207/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/Amendment/215537/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1125/FloorVotes/1jPRtbs3yBe6dZhZxrlPCO109Mk%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130425%2FHouseVote%5Fh1125c3274%2EPDF