HB 2117: Responsibility & Liability
GENERAL BILL by Financial Services ; Safley ; Bitner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bainter
Responsibility & Liability; creates "Florida Accountability & Individual Responsibility (FAIR) Liability Act"; revises limitations re commencement of actions for product liability or fraud; revises provisions re comparative fault re applicability of doctrine of joint & several liability; creates "Drug Dealer Liability Act"; provides that persons injured by drug dealer may recover treble damages & reasonable attorney's fees & court costs, etc. Amends Chs. 95, 768, 772.
Effective Date: 10/01/1997
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Claims (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 764 (Ch. 97-80)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Claims (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 764 (Ch. 97-80)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/24/1997 | House |
• Filed |
| 4/29/1997 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00876 |
| 5/2/1997 | House |
• Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Introduced, not referred |
| 9/22/1997 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims (JC) |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• CARRIED OVER; Referred to Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00067 |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Claims (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 764 (Ch. 97-80) |