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CS/CS/HB 1513: Civil Justice Reform

GENERAL BILL by Brown ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Brummer ; Cretul ; Culp ; Glorioso ; Grimsley ; Homan ; Murzin ; Proctor ; Ross ; Sands ; Sansom ; Stansel ; Stargel ; Troutman

Civil Justice Reform; revises procedures for bringing actions against corporations; provides definition; defines term "seller"; prohibits commencing or maintaining civil claim or action against seller under certain circumstances; specifies criteria for actions for product liability of seller; deletes exceptions to requirement for liability based on percentage of fault instead of joint & several liability, etc. Creates 768.1259; amends 47.051, 768.81.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/7/2005 House • Filed
    3/8/2005 House • Introduced -HJ 00133
    3/21/2005 House • Referred to Governmental Operations (SAC); Judiciary (JC); State Administration Council -HJ 00252
    4/4/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (SAC), 04/06/05, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    4/6/2005 House • Favorable by Governmental Operations (SAC); YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -HJ 00460; Now in Judiciary (JC) -HJ 00460
    4/11/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 04/13/05, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
    4/14/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 04/18/05, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall
    4/18/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary (JC); YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 00569
    4/19/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in State Administration Council -HJ 00569; On Council agenda-- State Administration Council, 04/20/05, 9:15 am, Morris Hall
    4/20/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- State Administration Council; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -HJ 00617
    4/21/2005 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00617
    4/26/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00718; Amendment pending --Temporarily postponed -HJ 00719
    4/27/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 00719; Pending amendment adopted -HJ 00831; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00831; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00832
    4/28/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 01005; Passed as amended; YEAS 79 NAYS 32 -HJ 01005
    4/28/2005 Senate • In Messages
    5/2/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Judiciary -SJ 00815
    5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services

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  • CS/CS/HB 1513, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/27/2005 at 6:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1315 Civil Justice Reform Brown Compare Last Action: 3/3/2005 H Withdrawn prior to introduction,Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 135 (Ch. 2005-272) -HJ 00114
    Location:
    S 2568 (e1) Liability for Products Webster Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    135262 - Amendment
    		Bennett 5/2/2005
    6:05 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    563650 - Amendment
    		Bennett 5/3/2005
    1:50 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    700272 - Amendment
    		Campbell 5/4/2005
    1:04 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    760742 - Amendment
    		Webster 5/5/2005
    10:14 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2005 5:33 PM House 79 Yeas - 32 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    47.051 Actions against corporations.
    768.1259
    768.81 Comparative fault.

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  • CS/CS/HB 1513, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/21/2005 at 9:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    728501 - Amendment
    		Brown 4/25/2005
    1:56 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    555283 - Amendment
    		Gelber 4/25/2005
    6:17 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    916213 - Amendment
    		Ambler 4/27/2005
    11:50 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    47.051 Actions against corporations.
    768.1259
    768.81 Comparative fault.

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  • CS/HB 1513, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/19/2005 at 11:47 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    47.051 Actions against corporations.
    768.1259
    768.81 Comparative fault.

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  • HB 1513, Original Filed Version Posted 3/7/2005 at 4:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Operations Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Governmental Operations Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    State Administration Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    State Administration Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.81 Comparative fault.

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