CS/HB 391: Expert Testimony
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Metz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Weinstein
Expert Testimony; Provides that witness qualified as expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in form of opinion as to facts at issue in case; requires courts of this state to interpret & apply principles of expert testimony in conformity with specified U.S. Supreme Court decisions, etc.
- Judiciary (JU)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/25/2011 House • Filed
2/7/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 38
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 38
3/10/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/14/11, 4:00 pm, 404 HOB
3/14/2011 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 240
3/15/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 238
3/16/2011 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 250
4/8/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
4/12/2011 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 4 -HJ 618
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 618
4/27/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
4/29/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 916
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 992
• CS passed; YEAS 83 NAYS 33 -HJ 992
5/2/2011 Senate • In Messages
5/5/2011 Senate • Received -SJ 1018
• Referred to Judiciary -SJ 1018
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary
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CS/HB 391, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2011 at 11:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2011 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 822 (c1) Expert Testimony Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died on Calendar
Location: On Special Order Calendar
Floor Amendments (4)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 238148 - Amendment
Between lines 19 and 20 insert:Negron 5/5/2011
8:42 PMWeb Page
PDF426216 - Amendment
Delete lines 23 - 42 and insert:Fasano 5/4/2011
12:25 PMWeb Page
PDF832252 - Amendment
Between lines 42 and 43 insert:Bennett 5/5/2011
9:06 AMSenate: Withdrawn
5/6/2011Web Page
PDF414072 - Amendment
Delete line 56 and insert:Negron 5/5/2011
8:41 PMWeb Page
PDFFloor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 5/2/2011 3:37 PM House 83 Yeas - 33 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 90.702 Testimony by experts. Page 1 (pdf) 90.704 Basis of opinion testimony by experts. Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 391, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2011 at 7:35 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2011 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 822 (c1) Expert Testimony Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died on Calendar
Location: On Special Order Calendar
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 90.702 Testimony by experts. Page 1 (pdf) 90.704 Basis of opinion testimony by experts. Page 2 (pdf)
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