HB 3881: Litigation Reform
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims ; Warner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ritter ; Flanagan ; Thrasher ; Brooks ; Alexander ; Crist ; Putnam
Litigation Reform; provides for expedited trials; provides timeframes for conduct of such trials; provides for instructions to juries after jury is sworn in; provides for discussion of evidence & taking of notes under certain circumstances; provides for notebooks, written questions, & final instructions; provides for appointment & powers of trial resolution judge; provides sanctions for raising unfounded claims or defenses, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2/1998 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00062 |
| 3/5/1998 | House |
• Placed on General Calendar -HJ 00148 |
| 3/6/1998 | House |
• Read second time -HJ 00133; Was taken up -HJ 00140; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00141; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00141 |
| 3/10/1998 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 00152; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 1 -HJ 00152 |
| 3/12/1998 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/18/1998 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Rules and Calendar -SJ 00216 |
| 5/1/1998 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar |
715437 - Substitute Amendment (101599)