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CS/CS/SB 594: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Judiciary ; Hays

Sovereign Immunity; Requires that a claim in a wrongful death case be presented to the Department of Financial Services (DFS) within 2 years after the claim accrues. Provides that failure of the DFS or the appropriate agency to make final disposition of a claim for wrongful death within 90 days after it is filed is deemed to be a final denial of the claim. Tolls the statute of limitations for the period of time taken by the DFS or other agency to deny a medical malpractice or wrongful death claim. Specifies applicability to workers' compensation claims, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Action: 4/29/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2011-113) -SJ 593
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Community Affairs (CA)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs -SJ 51
    3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 51
    3/9/2011 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
    3/11/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/14/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 204
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 213
    3/25/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/30/11, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/30/2011 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 322
    3/31/2011 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 322
    4/6/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/11/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/11/2011 Senate • CS/CS by- Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 471
    4/12/2011 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/13/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 471
    4/26/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 477
    4/27/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
    4/29/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 593
    • Amendment(s) adopted (342126) -SJ 593
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 277 -SJ 593
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2011-113) -SJ 593

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  • CS/CS/SB 594, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/12/2011 at 11:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 277 (er) Sovereign Immunity Goodson Similar Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-113
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    342126 - Amendment
    Delete lines 95 - 99.
    Hays 4/25/2011
    9:21 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 594, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/11/2011 at 5:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2011 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 277 (c2) Sovereign Immunity Goodson Identical Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-113
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    575802 - Amendment
    Between lines 93 and 94 insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Richter)
    4/8/2011
    2:05 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/11/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/30/2011 3:45 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 12 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/11/2011 1:00 PM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 594, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2011 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 277 (c1) Statutes of Limitations Goodson Similar Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-113
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    388774 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Simmons)
    3/8/2011
    3:56 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/9/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2011 3:15 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 1 (pdf)

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