The Florida Senate

HB 1651: Judicial System/Restoring Confidence

GENERAL BILL by Bense

Judicial System/Restoring Confidence; specifies membership composition & requirements of judicial nominating commissions; provides limitations; abolishes prior offices; provides for suspension or removal; requires racial, ethnic, gender, & geographical diversity of commission memberships; repeals provision re judicial nominating commissions; provides for voluntary trial resolution upon agreement of parties to civil dispute; provides for expedited trials, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/19/2001	House	• Filed
  3/21/2001	House	• Introduced -HJ 00318
  3/28/2001	House	• Referred to State Administration (SGC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00349
  5/4/2001	House	• Died in Committee on State Administration (SGC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 367 (Ch. 2001-282)

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• HB 1651, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/21/2001 at 1:58 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 367 (e1)		Cantens	Compare	Last Action: 6/19/2001 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-282 Location:

  Citations - Statutes (25)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  43.29	Judicial nominating commissions.
  43.291
  44.104	Voluntary binding arbitration and voluntary trial resolution.
  47.025	Actions against contractors.
  90.407	Subsequent remedial measures.
  95.031	Computation of time.
  324.021	Definitions; minimum insurance required.
  400.023	Civil enforcement.
  400.429	Civil actions to enforce rights.
  400.629	Civil actions to enforce rights.
  768.0705	Limitation on premises liability.
  768.075	Immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property.
  768.095	Employer immunity from liability; disclosure of information regarding former or current employees.
  768.096	Employer presumption against negligent hiring.
  768.098	Limitation of liability for employee leasing.
  768.1256	Government rules defense.
  768.1257	State-of-the-art defense for products liability.
  768.36	Alcohol or drug defense.
  768.72	Pleading in civil actions; claim for punitive damages.
  768.725	Punitive damages; burden of proof.
  768.73	Punitive damages; limitation.
  768.735	Punitive damages; exceptions; limitation.
  768.736	Punitive damages; exceptions for intoxication.
  768.737	Punitive damages; application in arbitration.
  768.81	Comparative fault.

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