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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/CS/HB 575, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/28/2013 at 2:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 286 (er) Design Professionals Negron Similar Last Action: 4/25/2013 Chapter No. 2013-28
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    471.023 Certification of business organizations. Page 2 (pdf)
    472.021 Certification of partnerships and corporations. Page 3 (pdf)
    481.219 Certification of partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. Page 4 (pdf)
    481.319 Corporate and partnership practice of landscape architecture; certificate of authorization. Page 5 (pdf)
    492.111 Practice of professional geology by a firm, corporation, or partnership; certificate of authorization. Page 5 (pdf)
    558.002 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    558.0035 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 575, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/11/2013 at 9:52 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 286 (c1) Design Professionals Negron Similar Last Action: 4/25/2013 Chapter No. 2013-28
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    034363 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Passidomo 3/26/2013
    7:32 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/27/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    471.023 Certification of business organizations. Page 2 (pdf)
    472.021 Certification of partnerships and corporations. Page 3 (pdf)
    481.219 Certification of partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. Page 4 (pdf)
    481.319 Corporate and partnership practice of landscape architecture; certificate of authorization. Page 4 (pdf)
    558.0035 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 575, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2013 at 12:29 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/17/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 286 (c1) Design Professionals Negron Similar Last Action: 4/25/2013 Chapter No. 2013-28
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    804561 - Amendment
    Remove lines 18-52 and insert:     		Passidomo 3/5/2013
    6:26 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/6/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    471.023 Certification of business organizations. Page 2 (pdf)
    472.021 Certification of partnerships and corporations. Page 3 (pdf)
    481.219 Certification of partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. Page 4 (pdf)
    481.319 Corporate and partnership practice of landscape architecture; certificate of authorization. Page 5 (pdf)
    558.002 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    558.0035 Page 2 (pdf)

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