SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1720

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Klein moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 3, lines 16-26, delete those lines

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16  and insert:

17         (3)  The required bond or equivalent surety acceptable

18  to the court for imposition of the stay shall be the amount of

19  the punitive-damages judgment, plus twice the statutory rate

20  of interest; provided that the amount of the bond or

21  equivalent surety shall not exceed $100 million, regardless of

22  the amount of the punitive damages.

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