Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2564
                        Barcode 405830
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11  Senators Smith and Saunders moved the following amendment to
12  substitute amendment (240980):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 1, line 15, through
16            page 2, line 2, delete those lines
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18  and insert:  
19         On page 2, lines 1-15, delete those lines
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21  and insert:
22         (2)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in order
23  to maintain a class action seeking monetary relief, the class
24  must allege and prove actual damages. In any such class
25  action, the monetary recovery shall be limited to equitable
26  relief, if appropriate, and the amount of actual damages.
27  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or
28  restrict the ability of the Attorney General to bring a class
29  action for the recovery of statutory penalties, if otherwise
30  authorized by law. However, class action claimants may seek to
31  obtain, if appropriate, nonmonetary relief, including
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    Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2564
                        Barcode 405830
 1  injunctive relief and orders, declaratory relief and orders,
 2  judgments enjoining wrongful conduct, or equitable relief,
 3  regardless of whether the class action claimants can prove any
 4  actual monetary damages. Nothing in this section shall be
 5  construed to in any way limit or restrict the availability of
 6  such nonmonetary relief nor does this section limit any remedy
 7  available under chapter 501, 772, or 760, Florida Statutes.
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11  And the title is amended as follows:
12         On page 2, line 7-11, delete those lines
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15         On page 1, line 9, after the word "than"
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