Florida House Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum:
Status: Passed on June 17 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-17 - Chapter No. 2013-186
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires claimant to provide demand letter to motor vehicle dealer as condition precedent to initiating civil litigation, including arbitration, against such dealer under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides for expiration of demand letter after specified period; provides for tolling of applicable time limitations for initiating actions; requires stay of civil litigation, including arbitration, brought without compliance with demand letter requirements; provides additional opportunity for claimants to comply with specified provisions; provides condition that constitutes waiver of notice; provides for applicability; requires that specified notice be provided to consumers & acknowledged before provisions may apply.

Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices

Rep. Jimmy Patronis [R]	Sen. Kevin Rader [D]	House Judiciary Committee	House Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]

2013-04-24 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 (Y: 33 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#8 (Y: 83 N: 29 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-17		Chapter No. 2013-186
2013-06-14		Approved by Governor
2013-06-10		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2013-04-26	House	Ordered enrolled
2013-04-24	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 4
2013-04-24	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-04-16	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-16	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-04-16	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 292
2013-04-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2013-04-16	Senate	Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary
2013-03-25	Senate	Received
2013-03-22	Senate	Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary
2013-03-21	Senate	In Messages
2013-03-13	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 29
2013-03-13	House	Read 3rd time
2013-03-12	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-03-12	House	Amendment(s) adopted (067233, 241765, 404113, 665871)
2013-03-12	House	Read 2nd time
2013-03-08	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/13
2013-03-05	House	CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
2013-03-05	House	CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-02-27	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-02-21	House	CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2
2013-02-14	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/21/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB
2013-02-12	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-02-11	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-02-06	House	CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 3
2013-01-30	House	On Committee agenda-- Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 02/06/13, 2:00 pm, 12 HOB
2013-01-24	House	Now in Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee
2013-01-24	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1
2013-01-17	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/24/13, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2013-01-11	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2012-12-19	House	Filed

S0292 (Same As) 2013-04-16 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 55 (Ch. 2013-186)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
501	975		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	98		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/55
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/424149/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/229813/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/350481/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/860061/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/770213/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/156077/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/665871/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/404113/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/241765/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/067233/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/Amendment/930765/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/FloorVotes/IF0ne1yBG1%2F4qlv2gFBhDV9O6qQ%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130313%2FHouseVote%5Fh0055e1008%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0055/FloorVotes/%3DPL%3DbgROgS2wYWzx47K1MmhiHXOoHY%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130424%2FSenateVote%5Fh0055e1022%2EPDF