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
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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)
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HB 2119, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims (Post-Meeting) 10/30/1997 (pdf)
Civil Justice & Claims (Post-Meeting) 10/30/1997 (pdf)
Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. 190.043 Suits against the district. 234.03 Tort liability; liability insurance. 234.211 Use of school buses for public purposes. 760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. 766.203 Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by prospective parties. 766.207 Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims. 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. 944.713 Insurance against liability.