Florida House Bill 569

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Abolishes common-law doctrine of home venue privilege with respect to action against state; increases statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; authorizes subdivision of state to settle claim in excess of statutory limit without further action by Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibits insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on enactment of claim bill; specifies limitations in effect on date claim accrues apply to that claim; revises period within which certain claims must be present to certain entities; revises exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revises period after which failure of certain entities to make final disposition of claim shall be deemed final denial of claim; revises statute of limitations for tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions & exceptions thereto.

Suits Against the Government

House Appropriations Committee

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Fiona McFarland [R]

Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]

2024-01-31 - House - House Appropriations Committee (Y: 27 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-11 - House - House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2024-02-12	House	PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2024-02-02	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2024-02-02	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2024-02-01	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2024-02-01	House	CS Filed
2024-02-01	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2024-01-31	House	Reported out of Appropriations Committee
2024-01-31	House	Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
2024-01-29	House	Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
2024-01-16	House	Now in Appropriations Committee
2024-01-16	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2024-01-16	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2024-01-12	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2024-01-12	House	CS Filed
2024-01-12	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2024-01-12	House	Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-11	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-09	House	PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2023-11-30	House	Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-11-30	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-11-30	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2023-11-30	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-11-20	House	Filed

S472 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died on Calendar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	33		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	333		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	351		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	37		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	55		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	83		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1002	88		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	24		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	261		Amended Code	See Bill Text
110	504		Amended Code	See Bill Text
111	071		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	01015		Amended Code	See Bill Text
163	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
190	043		Amended Code	See Bill Text
213	015		Amended Code	See Bill Text
252	51		Amended Code	See Bill Text
252	89		Amended Code	See Bill Text
252	944		Amended Code	See Bill Text
260	0125		Amended Code	See Bill Text
284	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
284	38		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
337	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text
341	302		Amended Code	See Bill Text
351	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	1395		Amended Code	See Bill Text
375	251		Amended Code	See Bill Text
381	0056		Amended Code	See Bill Text
393	075		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	9085		Amended Code	See Bill Text
395	1055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
403	706		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	175		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	993		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	504		Amended Code	See Bill Text
420	507		Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text
455	221		Amended Code	See Bill Text
455	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	009		Amended Code	See Bill Text
456	076		Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
471	038		Amended Code	See Bill Text
472	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text
497	167		Amended Code	See Bill Text
513	118		Amended Code	See Bill Text
548	046		Amended Code	See Bill Text
556	106		Amended Code	See Bill Text
589	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	7491		Amended Code	See Bill Text
723	0611		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	1115		Amended Code	See Bill Text
766	112		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	1355		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	1382		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	28		Amended Code	See Bill Text
768	295		Amended Code	See Bill Text
944	713		Amended Code	See Bill Text
946	5026		Amended Code	See Bill Text
946	514		Amended Code	See Bill Text
961	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/Amendment/749451/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/Analyses/h0569.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/Analyses/h0569a.APC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/569/Analyses/h0569b.APC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=69944&IsPCB=1&BillId=79159
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=70976&IsPCB=0&BillId=79159