Senate Bill 186 (2013) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 186: Jurisdiction of the Courts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Diaz de la Portilla

Jurisdiction of the Courts; Providing that a person submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state by entering into a contract that specifies that the law of this state governs the contract and that the person agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state; clarifying the circumstances under which an arbitration is international; limiting the application of certain provisions to instances in which an arbitral tribunal orders a party to preserve evidence that may be relevant and material to the resolution of a dispute, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 6/17/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-164
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Commerce and Tourism (CM)
Judiciary (JU)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2013	Senate	• Filed
1/11/2013	Senate	• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 18
1/28/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/05/13, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/5/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 112
2/6/2013	Senate	• Now in Judiciary -SJ 112
3/5/2013	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 18
3/13/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/13, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/18/2013	Senate	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/20/2013	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules -SJ 241
3/25/2013	Senate	• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 243
3/28/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/02/13, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/2/2013	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 278 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 278
4/4/2013	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/13
4/10/2013	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 389 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2013	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 412 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 412
4/16/2013	House	• In Messages
4/26/2013	House	• Referred to Calendar -HJ 912 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13 • Received -HJ 912
4/29/2013	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 962 • Substituted for CS/HB 775 -HJ 962 • Amendment(s) adopted (763285) -HJ 963 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2013	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 1000 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1000
4/30/2013	Senate	• In returning messages
5/1/2013	Senate	• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (763285) -SJ 886 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 886 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/10/2013		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/14/2013		• Approved by Governor
6/17/2013		• Chapter No. 2013-164

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CS/SB 186, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/6/2013 at 12:43 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 775 (c1)	Jurisdiction of the Courts	Santiago	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2013-164) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table

Citations - Statutes (7)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
48.193	Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state.	Page 2 (pdf)
55.502	Construction of act.	Page 3 (pdf)
684.0002	Scope of application.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0003	Definitions and rules of interpretation.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0019	Conditions for granting interim measures.	Page 4 (pdf), Page 5 (pdf)
684.0026	Recognition and enforcement.	Page 5 (pdf)
684.0049		Page 6 (pdf)

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CS/SB 186, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/1/2013 at 11:38 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 775 (c1)	Jurisdiction of the Courts	Santiago	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2013-164) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table

Citations - Statutes (7)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
48.193	Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state.	Page 2 (pdf)
55.502	Construction of act.	Page 3 (pdf)
684.0002	Scope of application.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0003	Definitions and rules of interpretation.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0019	Conditions for granting interim measures.	Page 4 (pdf), Page 5 (pdf)
684.0026	Recognition and enforcement.	Page 5 (pdf)
684.0049		Page 6 (pdf)

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CS/SB 186, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2013 at 8:43 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2013 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2013 (pdf) House Message Summary (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 775 (c1)	Jurisdiction of the Courts	Santiago	Identical	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2013-164) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
261640 - Amendment Delete line 48 and insert:	Ring	4/10/2013 11:17 AM	Senate: Withdrawn 4/10/2013	Web Page PDF
763285 - Amendment Remove lines 34-73 and insert:	Gaetz	4/28/2013 2:43 PM	Senate: Concurred 5/1/2013	PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/2/2013 8:00 AM	Rules	15 Yeas - 0 Nays

Floor Votes (3)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/11/2013 2:44 PM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/30/2013 9:33 AM	House	117 Yeas - 0 Nays
5/1/2013 10:17 AM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (7)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
48.193	Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state.	Page 2 (pdf)
55.502	Construction of act.	Page 3 (pdf)
684.0002	Scope of application.	Page 3 (pdf)
684.0003	Definitions and rules of interpretation.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0019	Conditions for granting interim measures.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0026	Recognition and enforcement.	Page 5 (pdf)
684.0049		Page 5 (pdf)

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SB 186, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2013 at 5:27 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/4/2013 (pdf) Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2013 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 775 (c1)	Jurisdiction of the Courts	Santiago	Compare	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 186 (Ch. 2013-164) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
540770 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Bradley)	3/15/2013 4:19 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/19/2013	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
2/5/2013 9:00 AM	Commerce and Tourism	11 Yeas - 0 Nays
3/18/2013 3:30 PM	Judiciary	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (9)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
48.193	Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of state.	Page 2 (pdf)
55.502	Construction of act.	Page 3 (pdf)
684.0002	Scope of application.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0003	Definitions and rules of interpretation.	Page 4 (pdf)
684.0019	Conditions for granting interim measures.	Page 5 (pdf)
684.0026	Recognition and enforcement.	Page 5 (pdf)
684.0049		Page 6 (pdf)
685.101	Choice of law.	Page 6 (pdf)
685.102	Jurisdiction.	Page 8 (pdf)

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