| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to statutes of limitations; amending s. |
| 3 | 768.28, F.S.; providing that actions for wrongful death |
| 4 | against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions |
| 5 | must be brought within the period applicable to actions |
| 6 | brought against other defendants; providing applicability; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (14) of section 768.28, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; |
| 14 | recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of |
| 15 | limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management |
| 16 | programs.- |
| 17 | (14) Every claim against the state or one of its agencies |
| 18 | or subdivisions for damages for a negligent or wrongful act or |
| 19 | omission pursuant to this section shall be forever barred unless |
| 20 | the civil action is commenced by filing a complaint in the court |
| 21 | of appropriate jurisdiction within 4 years after such claim |
| 22 | accrues; except that an action for contribution must be |
| 23 | commenced within the limitations provided in s. 768.31(4), and |
| 24 | an action for damages arising from medical malpractice or |
| 25 | wrongful death must be commenced within the limitations for such |
| 26 | actions an action in s. 95.11(4). |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011, and |
| 28 | shall apply to causes of action accruing on or after that date. |