CS/SB 1302 (2020) -  Sovereign Immunity

by Judiciary and Flores (CO-SPONSORS) Rodriguez
Designating the “Florida Fair Claims Act”; increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; revising when a state and its agencies and subdivisions may agree to settle a claim or judgment without further action from the Legislature; requiring that the limitations on tort liability be adjusted every year after a specified date; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning the payment of benefits on the enactment of claim bills, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Appropriations on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/21/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/03/20 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 2/3/2020 7:02:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/31/2020 4:02:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/23/2020 12:39:53 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/17/2020 12:00:35 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/04/2020 - 7:34 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 228 Time: 02/03/2020 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/29/2020 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 197 Time: 01/27/2020 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 01/23/2020 - 1:40 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/23/2020 - 12:43 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 01/21/2020 - 1:53 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/16/2020 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 95 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 95 Time: 01/08/2020 - 10:03 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/19/2019 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
29.0081
39.8297
45.061
110.504
111.071
163.01 CS/HB 207, CS/HB 801, CS/CS/CS/HB 1339, SB 1534
190.043
213.015
252.36 CS/SB 58, CS/HB 177
260.0125
284.31 CS/CS/SB 1404
284.38
288.9625
316.6146
321.24
324.022 SB 378, HB 771
337.19
341.302 CS/CS/CS/HB 395, CS/HB 1315, SB 7054
373.1395
375.251
381.0056 SB 208, HB 407, CS/SB 1062, CS/HB 1083*, HB 1235, SB 1426, CS/SB 1578
393.075
403.0862
403.706 CS/HB 73, CS/SB 326, CS/SB 724, CS/CS/CS/SB 996, HB 1031, SB 1432
409.993
455.221
455.32
456.009
456.048
458.320 CS/HB 707, CS/SB 1124
459.0085 CS/HB 707, CS/SB 1124
472.006 CS/HB 707, CS/SB 1124
497.167
548.046
556.106
589.19
616.242 CS/SB 1228, CS/HB 1275
624.461
624.462
627.733 SB 378, HB 771
760.11 CS/HB 255, HB 635, SB 644, SB 726, HB 889, SB 1194
766.1115 CS/CS/HB 607*, CS/CS/HB 7053
766.118 CS/CS/HB 607*, CS/CS/SB 1676, CS/CS/HB 7053
768.1315
768.135 CS/CS/HB 607*, CS/CS/SB 1676, CS/CS/HB 7053
768.28 SB 28*, SB 926, CS/CS/HB 1143, SB 1386, CS/CS/HB 6501, CS/HB 6507
768.295
944.713
946.5026
946.514
961.06 CS/CS/HB 259, CS/CS/SB 346
984.09
985.037
1002.33 HB 71, HB 91, CS/SB 130, SB 166, SB 184, HB 407, SB 526, CS/SB 534, CS/SB 536, SB 632, HB 859, CS/CS/HB 883, CS/CS/HB 945, CS/HB 953, CS/CS/HB 1029, CS/SB 1062, CS/HB 1083, HB 1285, CS/HB 1335, HB 1411, CS/SB 1420, SB 1426, CS/SB 1438, CS/SB 1498*, CS/SB 1578, CS/SB 1746, SB 1758, SB 1770, SB 1818, HB 5101, CS/SB 7012*, CS/CS/SB 7040, CS/HB 7065, HB 7103
1002.333 CS/CS/HB 1029, CS/SB 1498*, CS/SB 1578, SB 1818
1002.34 CS/CS/CS/HB 1013, SB 1616, SB 1688
1002.55 CS/CS/CS/HB 1013, SB 1616, SB 1688
1002.77 CS/CS/CS/HB 1013, SB 1616, CS/SB 1636, SB 1688, CS/HB 7039
1002.83 CS/CS/CS/HB 1013, SB 1616, CS/SB 1636, SB 1688, CS/HB 7039
1002.88 CS/CS/CS/HB 1013, SB 1616, SB 1688
1004.41
1004.43 CS/HB 801, SB 1534
1004.447
1006.261

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