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CS/HB 963: Dispute Resolution

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Harrison

Dispute Resolution; Redesignates "Florida Arbitration Code" as "Revised Florida Arbitration Code"; creates & revises numerous provisions; provides for applicability of revised code; provides that code does not apply to any dispute involving child custody, visitation, or child support; deletes arbitration from voluntary trial resolution provisions; revises provisions relating to procedures in voluntary trial resolution; provides limits on jurisdiction of trial resolution judge.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/8/2011 House • Filed
    12/21/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 95
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 94
    1/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/18/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
    1/18/2012 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 238
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 238
    2/10/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/14/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
    2/14/2012 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 602
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 602
    2/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/24/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    2/24/2012 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 855
    2/27/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 849
    2/28/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 907
    3/1/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
    3/2/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1018
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/5/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1071
    • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1072
    3/5/2012 Senate • In Messages -SJ 823
    • Received -SJ 823
    • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/HB 963, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2012 at 3:49 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1458 (c1) Dispute Resolution Diaz de la Portilla Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    Location: In committee/council (GO)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2012 1:26 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (41)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    44.104 Voluntary binding arbitration and voluntary trial resolution. Page 39 (pdf)
    44.107 Immunity for arbitrators, mediators, and mediator trainees. Page 44 (pdf)
    440.1926 Alternate dispute resolution; claim arbitration. Page 44 (pdf)
    489.1402 Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; definitions. Page 45 (pdf)
    682.01 Florida arbitration code. Page 7 (pdf)
    682.011 Page 7 (pdf)
    682.012 Page 7 (pdf)
    682.013 Page 8 (pdf)
    682.014 Page 9 (pdf)
    682.015 Page 11 (pdf)
    682.02 Arbitration agreements made valid, irrevocable, and enforceable; scope. Page 11 (pdf)
    682.03 Proceedings to compel and to stay arbitration. Page 12 (pdf)
    682.031 Page 15 (pdf)
    682.032 Page 16 (pdf)
    682.033 Page 17 (pdf)
    682.04 Appointment of arbitrators by court. Page 18 (pdf)
    682.041 Page 19 (pdf)
    682.05 Majority action by arbitrators. Page 20 (pdf)
    682.051 Page 21 (pdf)
    682.06 Hearing. Page 22 (pdf)
    682.07 Representation by attorney. Page 25 (pdf)
    682.08 Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions. Page 25 (pdf)
    682.081 Page 27 (pdf)
    682.09 Award. Page 28 (pdf)
    682.10 Change of award by arbitrators or umpire. Page 29 (pdf)
    682.11 Fees and expenses of arbitration. Page 31 (pdf)
    682.12 Confirmation of an award. Page 32 (pdf)
    682.13 Vacating an award. Page 32 (pdf)
    682.14 Modification or correction of award. Page 35 (pdf)
    682.15 Judgment or decree on award. Page 36 (pdf)
    682.16 Judgment roll, docketing. Page 37 (pdf)
    682.17 Application to court. Page 37 (pdf)
    682.18 Court; definition; jurisdiction. Page 37 (pdf)
    682.181 Page 37 (pdf)
    682.19 Venue. Page 37 (pdf)
    682.20 Appeals. Page 38 (pdf)
    682.21 Law not retroactive. Page 39 (pdf)
    682.22 Severability. Page 39 (pdf)
    682.23 Page 39 (pdf)
    682.25 Page 39 (pdf)
    731.401 Arbitration of disputes. Page 45 (pdf)

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  • HB 963, Original Filed Version Posted 12/8/2011 at 10:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2012 (pdf)
    Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2012 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1458 (c1) Dispute Resolution Diaz de la Portilla Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    Location: In committee/council (GO)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    307397 - Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Harrison 2/23/2012
    8:39 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/24/2012     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (42)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    44.104 Voluntary binding arbitration and voluntary trial resolution. Page 39 (pdf)
    44.107 Immunity for arbitrators, mediators, and mediator trainees. Page 43 (pdf)
    440.1926 Alternate dispute resolution; claim arbitration. Page 44 (pdf)
    489.1402 Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund; definitions. Page 44 (pdf)
    682.01 Florida arbitration code. Page 7 (pdf)
    682.011 Page 7 (pdf)
    682.012 Page 8 (pdf)
    682.013 Page 8 (pdf)
    682.014 Page 9 (pdf)
    682.015 Page 10 (pdf)
    682.02 Arbitration agreements made valid, irrevocable, and enforceable; scope. Page 10 (pdf)
    682.03 Proceedings to compel and to stay arbitration. Page 12 (pdf)
    682.031 Page 14 (pdf)
    682.032 Page 15 (pdf)
    682.033 Page 16 (pdf)
    682.04 Appointment of arbitrators by court. Page 17 (pdf)
    682.041 Page 18 (pdf)
    682.05 Majority action by arbitrators. Page 19 (pdf)
    682.051 Page 20 (pdf)
    682.06 Hearing. Page 21 (pdf)
    682.07 Representation by attorney. Page 24 (pdf)
    682.08 Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions. Page 24 (pdf)
    682.081 Page 27 (pdf)
    682.09 Award. Page 27 (pdf)
    682.10 Change of award by arbitrators or umpire. Page 28 (pdf)
    682.11 Fees and expenses of arbitration. Page 30 (pdf)
    682.12 Confirmation of an award. Page 31 (pdf)
    682.13 Vacating an award. Page 31 (pdf)
    682.14 Modification or correction of award. Page 34 (pdf)
    682.15 Judgment or decree on award. Page 35 (pdf)
    682.16 Judgment roll, docketing. Page 36 (pdf)
    682.17 Application to court. Page 36 (pdf)
    682.18 Court; definition; jurisdiction. Page 36 (pdf)
    682.181 Page 36 (pdf)
    682.19 Venue. Page 36 (pdf)
    682.20 Appeals. Page 37 (pdf)
    682.21 Law not retroactive. Page 38 (pdf)
    682.22 Severability. Page 38 (pdf)
    682.23 Page 38 (pdf)
    682.24 Page 38 (pdf)
    682.25 Page 38 (pdf)
    731.401 Arbitration of disputes. Page 45 (pdf)

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