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CS/SB 2566: Negligence

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Webster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) King ; Clary ; Lynn

Negligence; provides that if person slips & falls on transitory foreign substance in retail establishment, injured person must prove that said establishment had knowledge of condition in that condition existed for sufficient time for said establishment to have taken action to remedy condition; provides legislative intent re business parking lot security, etc. Creates 768.0755, 812.18; repeals 768.0710.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
 Last Action: 5/5/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -SJ 01207; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01207; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01207; Substituted HB 1931 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 01209; Laid on Table
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 Senate • Filed
3/30/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Judiciary -SJ 00301
4/8/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 04/13/05, 2:00 pm, 401-S
4/13/2005 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Consumer Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00454
4/14/2005 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00454
4/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/20/05, 9:15 am, 401-S
4/20/2005 Senate • CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00567; CS read first time on 04/26/05 -SJ 00585
4/25/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00567
5/3/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886
5/4/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01074
5/5/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -SJ 01207; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01207; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01207; Substituted HB 1931 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 01209; Laid on Table