CS/SB 874: Civil Actions
GENERAL BILL by Rules and Calendar ; McKay ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dudley ; Rossin ; Ostalkiewicz ; Lee ; Campbell
Civil Actions; provides for instructions to juries after jury is sworn in; provides for taking notes under certain circumstances; requires that court require mediation in certain actions for monetary damages; provides that certain venue provisions in contract for improvement to real property are void; imposes 12-year statute of repose on actions for product liability, with certain exceptions, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/1998 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/19/1998 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules and Calendar |
| 3/3/1998 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Rules and Calendar -SJ 00058 |
| 3/16/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules and Calendar, 03/19/98, 2:00 pm, Room-A(LL-37) --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/23/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules and Calendar, 03/26/98, 10:00 am, Room-A(LL-37) |
| 3/26/1998 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-CS by Rules and Calendar -SJ 00344; CS read first time on 04/01/98 -SJ 00347 |
| 3/31/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00344 |
| 4/8/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406; Read second time -SJ 00403; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00403; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00405; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00406 |
| 4/9/1998 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00421; CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 10 -SJ 00422; Immediately certified -SJ 00422 |
| 4/9/1998 | House |
• Received -HJ 00510; Read second time -HJ 00511; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00511; Read third time -HJ 00518; CS passed as amended; YEAS 77 NAYS 21 -HJ 00518; Requested Senate to concur -HJ 00518; Immediately certified -HJ 00518 |
| 4/9/1998 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 4/13/1998 | Senate |
• Was taken up -SJ 00435; Refused to concur -SJ 00442; Conference Committee appointed: Senator McKay, Chair; Burt, Bankhead, Dudley, Rossin, Dyer, Latvala -SJ 00442, -SJ 00827 |
| 4/14/1998 | House |
• Conference Committee appointed: Representative Warner, Chair; Clemons, Thrasher, Byrd, Bitner/Safley, Bradley; Alternate: Lippman -HJ 00575 |
| 4/14/1998 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 4/30/1998 | Senate |
• Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01259; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01269; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 24 NAYS 16 -SJ 01269 |
| 4/30/1998 | House |
• In returning messages; Conference Committee Report received -HJ 01914; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01924; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 70 NAYS 46 -HJ 01924 |
| 4/30/1998 | Senate |
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01526 |
| 5/15/1998 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 5/18/1998 |
• Vetoed by Governor |
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| 3/2/1999 | Senate |
• Veto Message received, referred to Rules and Calendar -SJ 00110, -SJ 00113 |
| 4/30/1999 | Senate |
• Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State |
332804 - Amendment to Amendment (144380)