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CS/HB 1639: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Llorente ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Homan ; Planas ; Rivera ; Zapata

Sovereign Immunity; specifies nonapplicability to certain affiliation agreements or contracts to provide certain comprehensive health care services protected by sovereign immunity; includes under sovereign immunity protection provisions certain colleges, universities, & medical schools providing comprehensive health care services to patients at public hospitals under certain circumstances, etc. Amends 766.1115, 768.28.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2004 House • Prefiled
3/2/2004 House • Introduced -HJ 00125
3/9/2004 House • Referred to State Administration -HJ 00229
3/22/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- State Administration, 03/24/04, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
3/24/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- State Administration; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -HJ 00328
3/26/2004 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b)
3/30/2004 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00328
4/21/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00619; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00620, -HJ 00635; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00620, -HJ 00635
4/26/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00802; Passed as amended; YEAS 85 NAYS 28 -HJ 00802
4/27/2004 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 01186
4/30/2004 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care