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
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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
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CS/HB 703, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2005 at 11:43 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 882 Sovereign Immunity in Tort Actions Wise Similar Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
Location:Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. -
HB 703, Original Filed Version Posted 2/4/2005 at 1:50 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Claims Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Claims Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.