FL H0201 | 2011 | Regular Session

Florida House Bill 201 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-03 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 142 (Ch.
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Specifies how trier of fact is to apportion damages in products liability actions alleging additional or enhanced injury resulting from crash of motor vehicle alleged to be defective; provides that doctrine of joint & several liability applies to tort action brought by first responder; defines term "first responder"; provides applicability.

Title

Negligence

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-03		Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 142 (Ch.
2011-04-12		Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 618
2011-04-08		On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
2011-03-08		Introduced -HJ 23
2011-02-17		Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 149
2011-02-16		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2011-02-09		CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 150
2011-02-02		On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/09/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
2011-01-25		Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 23
2011-01-13		Filed

Same As/Similar To

S0142 () 2011-05-04 - Ordered enrolled -SJ 851

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
768	81		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Florida State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/201
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0201/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0201/BillText/c1/HTML