Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Glossary of Legislative Terms

CS/HB 535: Attorney's Fees

GENERAL BILL by State Administration ; Kallinger

Attorney's Fees; provides specific limitations on payment, negotiation, or collection of attorney's fees by private counsel for work performed on behalf of state or any agency thereof; provides that no contract or settlement agreement shall authorize or permit payment, negotiation, or collection by private counsel firm in excess of certain amount; requires specific approval by Governor for higher maximum fee, etc. Amends 287.059.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

View By Bill Version View By Category

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/30/2001 House • Prefiled
    12/17/2001 House • Referred to State Administration (SGC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government
    1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to State Administration (SGC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00039
    1/23/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC), 01/24/02, 2:00 pm, 306-H
    1/24/2002 House • CS by State Administration (SGC); YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -HJ 00190
    2/5/2002 House • CS read first time on 02/05/02 -HJ 00189
    • Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00190
    2/1/2002 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00190
    2/8/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), 02/12/02, 8:00 am, 214-C
    2/12/2002 House • Favorable by Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00247
    2/13/2002 House • Now in Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00247
    2/22/2002 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Smarter Government, 02/26/02, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/26/2002 House • Favorable by- Council for Smarter Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00370
    3/4/2002 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00370
    3/7/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00915
    3/11/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 00964; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00964; CS passed; YEAS 75 NAYS 36 -HJ 00964
    3/11/2002 Senate • In Messages
    3/15/2002 Senate • Received, referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00805
    3/22/2002 Senate • Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/HB 535, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2002 at 1:03 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy & Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2002 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy & Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2002 (pdf)
    State Administration (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2002 (pdf)
    Council for Smarter Government (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2002 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1474 (c1) Attorney's Fees Sanderson Similar Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died in Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    970923 - Amendment
    		Gelber 3/7/2002
    11:37 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    463895 - Amendment
    		Kallinger 3/8/2002
    1:46 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/11/2002 5:02 PM House - Amendment 463895 70 Yeas - 40 Nays
    3/11/2002 5:03 PM House 75 Yeas - 36 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    287.059 Private attorney services.

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 535, Original Filed Version Posted 12/1/2001 at 1:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   State Administration (Post-Meeting) 1/9/2002 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page