CS/CS/HB 891 (2021) - Limitation of Liability for Voluntary Engineering or Architectural Services

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee and Tuck (CO-SPONSORS) LaMarca; Leek; Tant

Limitation of Liability for Voluntary Engineering or Architectural Services: Defines term "structures specialist"; exempts engineers, architects, & structures specialists from liability for certain voluntary engineering or architectural services under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: July 1, 2021

Last Event: Companion Bill passed, .; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1060 (Ch. 2021-102) on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:28 PM; HB Laid on Table

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 03/23/21 9:15 AM
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- Temporarily Postponed (final action) View Meeting Appearances
- On agenda for: 03/30/21 12:30 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes
Judiciary Committee
- On agenda for: 04/19/21 2:30 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1060	Subject: Limitation of Liability for Voluntary Engineering or Architectural Services	Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 2
Committee Substitute 1
- A 923151 , Tuck (JDC) Date Filed: 04/18/21, Line#: 41 House(c): Adopted 04/19/2021 05:28 PM
PCS for HB 891 (CIV) Date Published: 03/26/21
Original Filed Version
- D 714977 , Tuck (CIV) Date Filed: 03/22/21, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 03/23/2021 01:25 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/18/2021 3:03:56 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/6/2021 10:38:58 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/19/2021 6:45:42 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/18/2021 4:11:19 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 3/30/2021 6:41:44 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 3/27/2021 5:33:23 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee 3/19/2021 4:31:21 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table.; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1060 (Ch. 2021-102)	Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:28 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 04/22/2021 - 11:27 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 04/22/2021 - 11:27 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 04/19/2021 - 10:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 04/19/2021 - 7:15 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 04/19/2021 - 7:15 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee	Time: 04/19/2021 - 6:45 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee	Time: 04/19/2021 - 5:28 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 04/18/2021 - 4:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee	Time: 04/02/2021 - 8:11 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 04/02/2021 - 8:11 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/31/2021 - 8:17 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 03/31/2021 - 9:13 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 03/31/2021 - 9:13 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Time: 03/30/2021 - 6:42 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Time: 03/30/2021 - 4:31 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda	Time: 03/26/2021 - 4:11 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda	Time: 03/19/2021 - 4:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee	Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Time: 02/22/2021 - 5:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 02/10/2021 - 12:19 PM	Member: Tuck	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
768.38	CS/HB 7, CS/SB 72, CS/CS/SB 1060, HB 1617