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CS/CS/HB 935: Florida False Claims Act

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Young ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Danish

Florida False Claims Act; Revises terminology; authorizes DLA to issue subpoenas for specified purposes before institution of civil proceedings; prohibits specified actions by person knowing or having reason to believe that subpoena is pending; provides that state may elect to pursue available alternative remedies, including administrative proceedings; specifies what constitutes final finding or conclusion in alternative proceeding that is binding on all parties to action under act; revises provisions relating to dismissal of action if substantially same allegations or transactions as alleged in action were publicly disclosed; provides for treatment for statutes of limitations purposes of pleadings filed in interventions by DLA.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 6/3/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-104, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2013 House • Filed
    3/4/2013 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 95
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 95
    3/11/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB
    3/13/2013 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 258
    3/15/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 254
    3/18/2013 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 270
    3/26/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/28/2013 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 373
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 373
    4/1/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/13, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
    4/3/2013 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 437
    4/4/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 431
    4/5/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 443
    4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
    4/17/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 652
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 653
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 653
    4/18/2013 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 505
    4/23/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 505
    4/24/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules -SJ 544
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 544
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1494 -SJ 544
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 544
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/25/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 648
    • CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 648
    4/26/2013 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 910
    5/20/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/3/2013 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2013-104, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105)

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  • CS/CS/HB 935, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2013 at 7:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 3/4/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -HJ 95
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 1297 (er) Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 6/3/2013 Chapter No. 2013-105, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1494 (c2) Florida False Claims Act Thrasher Similar Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1496 (c1) Public Records/False Claims Against the State/Department of Legal Affairs Thrasher Compare Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105), CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.081 Florida False Claims Act; short title; purpose. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 7 (pdf)
    68.0831 Page 7 (pdf)
    68.084 Rights of the parties in civil actions. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.085 Awards to plaintiffs bringing action. Page 16 (pdf)
    68.086 Expenses; attorney’s fees and costs. Page 19 (pdf)
    68.087 Exemptions to civil actions. Page 19 (pdf)
    68.089 Limitation of actions. Page 21 (pdf)
    68.09 Burden of proof. Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 935, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/4/2013 at 10:41 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 3/4/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -HJ 95
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 1297 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 6/3/2013 Chapter No. 2013-105, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1494 (c2) Florida False Claims Act Thrasher Similar Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1496 (c1) Public Records/False Claims Against the State/Department of Legal Affairs Thrasher Compare Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105), CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2013 7:13 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/25/2013 4:25 PM Senate 35 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.081 Florida False Claims Act; short title; purpose. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 7 (pdf)
    68.0831 Page 7 (pdf)
    68.084 Rights of the parties in civil actions. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.085 Awards to plaintiffs bringing action. Page 16 (pdf)
    68.086 Expenses; attorney’s fees and costs. Page 19 (pdf)
    68.087 Exemptions to civil actions. Page 19 (pdf)
    68.089 Limitation of actions. Page 21 (pdf)
    68.09 Burden of proof. Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 935, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/15/2013 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 3/4/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -HJ 95
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 1297 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 6/3/2013 Chapter No. 2013-105, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1494 (c1) Florida False Claims Act Thrasher Identical Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1496 (c1) Public Records/False Claims Against the State/Department of Legal Affairs Thrasher Compare Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105), CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    207759 - Amendment
    Remove lines 189-336 and insert:     		Young 4/2/2013
    6:58 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2013     		PDF
    117917 - Amendment
    Remove lines 191-336 and insert:     		Young 4/2/2013
    6:37 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/3/2013     		PDF
    822907 - Amendment
    Remove line 601 and insert:     		Young 4/2/2013
    6:38 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.081 Florida False Claims Act; short title; purpose. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 7 (pdf)
    68.0831 Page 7 (pdf)
    68.084 Rights of the parties in civil actions. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.085 Awards to plaintiffs bringing action. Page 16 (pdf)
    68.086 Expenses; attorney’s fees and costs. Page 18 (pdf)
    68.087 Exemptions to civil actions. Page 19 (pdf)
    68.089 Limitation of actions. Page 20 (pdf)
    68.09 Burden of proof. Page 21 (pdf)

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  • HB 935, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2013 at 4:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/5/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 3/4/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -HJ 95
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 1297 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act Young Linked Last Action: 6/3/2013 Chapter No. 2013-105, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1494 Florida False Claims Act Thrasher Identical Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104), HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1496 Public Records/False Claims Against the State/Department of Legal Affairs Thrasher Compare Last Action: 4/24/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1297 (Ch. 2013-105), CS/CS/HB 935 (Ch. 2013-104) -SJ 544
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    049303 - Amendment
    Remove line 528 and insert:     		Young 3/12/2013
    6:03 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.081 Florida False Claims Act; short title; purpose. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability. Page 3 (pdf)
    68.083 Civil actions for false claims. Page 7 (pdf)
    68.0831 Page 7 (pdf)
    68.084 Rights of the parties in civil actions. Page 13 (pdf)
    68.085 Awards to plaintiffs bringing action. Page 16 (pdf)
    68.086 Expenses; attorney’s fees and costs. Page 18 (pdf)
    68.087 Exemptions to civil actions. Page 19 (pdf)
    68.089 Limitation of actions. Page 21 (pdf)
    68.09 Burden of proof. Page 22 (pdf)

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