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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
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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
5/18/1998 • Vetoed by Governor
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