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CS/CS/SB 292: Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Commerce and Tourism ; Richter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Flores ; Bean ; Brandes ; Grimsley

Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices; Requiring a claimant to provide a demand letter to the motor vehicle dealer as a condition precedent to initiating civil litigation, including arbitration, against such dealer under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; providing for the tolling of applicable time limitations for initiating actions; providing a condition that constitutes waiver of notice; requiring that a specified notice be provided to consumers and acknowledged before provisions may apply, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/16/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 55 (Ch. 2013-186) -SJ 474
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/15/2013 Senate • Filed
1/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary -SJ 26
2/11/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/19/13, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/19/2013 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 4
2/20/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 114
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 26
• CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 107
4/3/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2013 Senate • CS/CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 398
4/10/2013 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 399
4/11/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 398
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13
4/16/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 474
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 55 -SJ 474
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 55 (Ch. 2013-186) -SJ 474