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CS/HB 505: Private Attorneys/State Agencies

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims ; Bainter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Argenziano ; Dockery ; Putnam ; Boyd ; Crady ; Minton ; Sembler ; Maygarden ; Bronson ; Kelly ; King ; Spratt ; Andrews ; Feeney ; Jones ; Valdes ; Culp ; Wiles ; Harrington

Private Attorneys/State Agencies; provides that private attorney services procured by Board of Trustees of Fla. School for Deaf & Blind are not required to have been approved in writing by Attorney General; provides for disclosure by private attorneys contracting with state re clients suing or being sued by state entity; requires written waiver of potential conflict of interest to be obtained by contracting attorney, under specified circumstances, etc. Amends 287.059.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/11/1997 House • Prefiled
2/21/1997 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC)
3/4/1997 House • Introduced, referred to Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00077
3/5/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 03/11/97, 10:00 am, 102-HOB --Workshop-Discussed; On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 03/12/97, 1:30 pm, 102-HOB --Temporarily deferred
3/14/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 03/20/97, 1:00 pm, 102-HOB
3/20/1997 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00399
4/2/1997 House • CS read first time on 04/02/97 -HJ 00396; Now in Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00399
4/11/1997 House • Withdrawn from Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00500
4/14/1997 House • Pending Consent Calendar
4/16/1997 House • Available for Consent Calendar
4/24/1997 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00755; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00756
4/24/1997 Senate • In Messages
4/25/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00657
5/2/1997 Senate • Upon adjournment in Senate Judiciary, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar
3/4/1998 House • Objection filed
3/5/1998 House • In Justice Council, pending ranking
3/12/1998 House • Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00179
4/14/1998 House • Read second time -HJ 00583; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00583; Read third time -HJ 00583; CS passed as amended; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 00584; Immediately certified -HJ 00584
4/14/1998 Senate • In Messages
4/16/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Reform and Oversight -SJ 00504
5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Judiciary