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CS/HB 879: Agency Accountability Act

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Rules & Regulations ; Posey ; Wallace ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Feeney ; Crist

Agency Accountability Act; creates said act; provides for court orders imposing liability upon agency which has made determination affecting substantial interests of party based on grossly negligent assessment of material facts, under specified circumstances; provides for agency liability for actual damages & attorney's fees incurred by party suffering financial harm as result of determination; provides for waiver of sovereign immunity, etc. Creates 120.571.

Effective Date: Contingent
 Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Governmental Reform and Oversight
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/1997 House • Prefiled
    3/4/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00097
    3/12/1997 House • Referred to Governmental Rules & Regulations (GRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00240; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (GRC), 03/18/97, 1:00 pm, 314-HOB
    3/18/1997 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Governmental Rules & Regulations (GRC) -HJ 00305
    3/21/1997 House • CS read first time on 03/21/97 -HJ 00305; Now in General Government Appropriations -HJ 00305
    3/27/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/02/97, 1:00 pm, 214C
    4/2/1997 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by General Government Appropriations -HJ 00493
    4/7/1997 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00493
    4/9/1997 House • Available for Consent Calendar
    4/16/1997 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading; Available for Consent Calendar
    4/17/1997 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; In Governmental Responsibility Council, pending ranking -HJ 00603
    4/18/1997 House • Placed on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar -HJ 00664
    4/24/1997 House • Read second time -HJ 00806
    4/29/1997 House • Read third time -HJ 01186; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01186
    4/29/1997 Senate • In Messages
    4/30/1997 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Reform and Oversight -SJ 01096
    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; Objection filed
    3/4/1998 House • Objection withdrawn
    3/5/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
    3/17/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00228; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00228; Read third time -HJ 00228; CS passed as amended; YEAS 108 NAYS 8 -HJ 00228
    3/18/1998 Senate • In Messages
    3/19/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Governmental Reform and Oversight; Judiciary -SJ 00237
    5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Governmental Reform and Oversight

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  • CS/HB 879, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 3621 Agency Accountability Act Posey Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Claims (JC)
    Location:
    S 1020 Agency Accountability Act Ostalkiewicz Similar Last Action: 4/7/1998 S Comm. Action: Unfavorable by Governmental Reform and Oversight, laid on Table -SJ 00407
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/29/1997 3:53 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    120.571

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  • CS/HB 879, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/28/1997 (pdf)
    General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/3/1997 (pdf)
    Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 3/19/1997 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    061603 - Technical Amendment
    		Rules, Resolutions, & Ethics 3/20/1998
    3:38 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    120.571

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  • HB 879, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 3/13/1997 (pdf)
    Governmental Rules & Regulations (Post-Meeting) 3/17/1997 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    120.571

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