Florida House Bill 7015 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-05 - Chapter No. 2013-107
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides that witness qualified as expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in form of opinion as to facts at issue in case; requires courts to interpret & apply principles of expert testimony in conformity with specified U.S. Supreme Court decisions; subjects pure opinion testimony to such requirements; provides that facts or data that are otherwise inadmissible may not be disclosed to jury by proponent of opinion or inference unless court determines that probative value of facts or data in assisting jury to evaluate expert's opinion substantially outweighs prejudicial effect.

Expert Testimony

Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Larry Metz [R]

2013-04-26 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#300 (Y: 70 N: 41 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 (Y: 30 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-04-18 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#188 (Y: 75 N: 42 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-05		Chapter No. 2013-107
2013-06-04		Approved by Governor
2013-05-20		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2013-04-26	House	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2013-04-26	House	Passed as amended; YEAS 70 NAYS 41
2013-04-26	House	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (768244)
2013-04-26	House	In returning messages
2013-04-26	Senate	Immediately certified
2013-04-26	Senate	Passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 9
2013-04-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-04-25	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-25	Senate	Amendment(s) adopted (768244)
2013-04-25	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-04-25	Senate	Substituted for CS/SB 1412
2013-04-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2013-04-25	Senate	Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules
2013-04-24	Senate	Received
2013-04-23	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Rules
2013-04-23	Senate	In Messages
2013-04-18	House	Passed; YEAS 75 NAYS 42
2013-04-18	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-17	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-17	House	Read 2nd time
2013-04-15	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
2013-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-04-03	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
2013-04-01	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/13, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2013-03-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-03-28	House	Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4
2013-03-26	House	On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-28	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2013-02-13	House	Filed

S1412 (Similar To) 2013-04-25 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7015 (Ch. 2013-107)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
90	702		Amended Code	See Bill Text
90	704		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/Amendment/768244/HTML
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/FloorVotes/Ryh%3DPL%3DQhLjPwxoVeZ6G1tDo69oRLE%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130418%2FHouseVote%5Fh7015%5F%5F188%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/FloorVotes/GFLoQtXuTOZYVx2G0DY%2Fk%2FU6Liw%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FSenateVote%5Fh7015%5F%5F007%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/7015/FloorVotes/Ry%2FKOcwLlE0ey7v027e3em9leYY%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130426%2FHouseVote%5Fh7015%5F%5F300%2EPDF