HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 497   Barcode 645295
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Gannon offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 18, between lines 19 and 20, of the bill
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17         Section 5.  If any provision of this act ends up in
18  litigation and is found to be unconstitutional the State of
19  Florida shall be required to pay damages in the amount of
20  three times attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
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24  And the title is amended as follows:
25         On page 1, line 25,
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27  after the semicolon insert:
28         providing for the award of damages under
29         certain circumstances;
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