Senate Bill 594 (2011) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 594: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Judiciary ; Hays

Sovereign Immunity; Requires that a claim in a wrongful death case be presented to the Department of Financial Services (DFS) within 2 years after the claim accrues. Provides that failure of the DFS or the appropriate agency to make final disposition of a claim for wrongful death within 90 days after it is filed is deemed to be a final denial of the claim. Tolls the statute of limitations for the period of time taken by the DFS or other agency to deny a medical malpractice or wrongful death claim. Specifies applicability to workers' compensation claims, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Action: 4/29/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2011-113) -SJ 593
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Judiciary (JU)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
Community Affairs (CA)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/25/2011	Senate	• Filed
2/9/2011	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs -SJ 51
3/4/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/8/2011	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 51
3/9/2011	Senate	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
3/11/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2011	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 204 • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 213
3/25/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/30/11, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/30/2011	Senate	• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 322
3/31/2011	Senate	• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 322
4/6/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/11/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by- Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 471
4/12/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/13/2011	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 471
4/26/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 477
4/27/2011	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
4/29/2011	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 593 • Amendment(s) adopted (342126) -SJ 593 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 277 -SJ 593 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2011-113) -SJ 593

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CS/CS/SB 594, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/12/2011 at 11:39 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 277 (er)	Sovereign Immunity	Goodson	Similar	Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-113 Location: Became Law

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
342126 - Amendment Delete lines 95 - 99.	Hays	4/25/2011 9:21 AM	Senate: Adopted 4/29/2011	Web Page 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.	Page 1 (pdf)

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CS/SB 594, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/11/2011 at 5:00 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2011 (pdf) Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf) Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2011 (pdf) Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2011 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 277 (c2)	Sovereign Immunity	Goodson	Identical	Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-113 Location: Became Law

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
575802 - Amendment Between lines 93 and 94 insert:	Community Affairs (Richter)	4/8/2011 2:05 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/11/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
3/30/2011 3:45 PM	Governmental Oversight and Accountability	12 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/11/2011 1:00 PM	Community Affairs	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

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.	Page 1 (pdf)

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SB 594, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2011 at 3:03 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 277 (c1)	Statutes of Limitations	Goodson	Similar	Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-113 Location: Became Law

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
388774 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Simmons)	3/8/2011 3:56 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/9/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/9/2011 3:15 PM	Judiciary	7 Yeas - 0 Nays

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.	Page 1 (pdf)

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