HB 2119: Sovereign Immunity/Tort Actions
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims ; Warner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clemons ; Burroughs ; Bradley ; Flanagan ; Byrd ; Thrasher ; Cosgrove
Sovereign Immunity/Tort Actions; provides certain governmental subdivisions with authority to settle certain claims exceeding statutory limits; provides that settlements which exceed statutory limits shall not waive any defense or immunity; reenacts provisions to incorporate said amendment in references. Amends 768.28; reenacts 111.071(1)(a),(b), 190.043, 234.03(1), 234.211(2)(b), 760.11(5), 766.203(1)(b), 766.207(1), 944.713(2).
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Community Affairs (GRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Community Affairs (GRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/25/1997 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 01078 |
| 5/2/1997 | House |
• Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Introduced, not referred |
| 10/16/1997 | House |
• Referred to Community Affairs (GRC) |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• CARRIED OVER; Referred to Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00067 |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died in Committee on Community Affairs (GRC) |