CS/HB 703: Tort Claims Against State
GENERAL BILL by Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kreegel ; Lopez-Cantera
Tort Claims Against State; provides limitation on fees charged, demanded, received, or collected for services rendered for tort claim against state by attorney or lobbyist; provides that such limitation applies to combined total of any judgment or settlement paid, including any amount paid by further act of Legislature; clarifies that fees do not include court costs. Amends 768.28.
Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Council on Fiscal Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Council on Fiscal Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/4/2005 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/18/2005 | House |
• Referred to Claims (JC); Fiscal Council; Justice Council |
| 3/8/2005 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Claims (JC); Fiscal Council; Justice Council -HJ 00067; On Committee agenda-- Claims (JC), 03/09/05, 10:00 am, 28-H --Temporarily deferred |
| 3/28/2005 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Claims (JC), 03/30/05, 9:15 am, 214-C |
| 3/30/2005 | House |
• Favorable with CS amendment by Claims (JC); YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -HJ 00337 |
| 4/1/2005 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) |
| 4/5/2005 | House |
• Now in Fiscal Council -HJ 00337 |
| 5/6/2005 | House |
• Died in Council on Fiscal Council |