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CS/CS/HB 575: Design Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brodeur ; Broxson ; Cummings ; Gaetz ; Hooper ; Mayfield

Design Professionals; Revises definition; specifies conditions under which design professional employed by business entity or agent of business entity may not be held individually liable for damages resulting from negligence occurring within course & scope of professional services contract; defines "business entity"; conforms provisions to changes made by act.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/17/2013 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2013-28) -HJ 635
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/31/2013 House • Filed
2/12/2013 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 64
3/4/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 63
3/6/2013 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 216
3/11/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 209
3/12/2013 House • Now in Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee -HJ 226
3/25/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 03/27/13, 4:30 pm, 12 HOB
3/27/2013 House • CS/CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 372
3/28/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 363
3/29/2013 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 383
4/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/09/13, 2:30 pm, 404 HOB
4/9/2013 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 471
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 471
4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
4/17/2013 House • Substituted CS/SB 286 -HJ 635
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 286 (Ch. 2013-28) -HJ 635