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CS/CS/SB 1138: Civil Liability of Farmers

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Agriculture ; Evers

Civil Liability of Farmers; Expanding an existing exemption from civil liability for farmers who gratuitously allow a person to enter upon their land for the purpose of removing farm produce or crops left in the field after harvesting to include farmers who gratuitously allow a person to enter upon their land to remove any farm produce or crops, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2014 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary -SJ 92
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 92
    3/12/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/17/14, 4:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    3/17/2014 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 305
    3/19/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/20/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 305
    • CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 308
    3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/1/2014 Senate • CS/CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 443
    4/2/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/3/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 448
    4/7/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 443
    4/8/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/14
    4/11/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 507
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/23/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 581
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 581
    4/24/2014 Senate • Motion to reconsider adopted -SJ 597
    4/25/2014 Senate • Reconsidered -SJ 631
    • Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 631
    4/28/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 736
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 736
    4/28/2014 House • In Messages
    5/2/2014 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 1138, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/2014 at 4:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1135 (c2) Civil Liability of Farmers Rader Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2014 3:34 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2014 4:05 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.137 Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1138, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2014 at 8:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1135 (c1) Limitation of Civil Liability for Farmers Rader Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    142498 - Amendment
    Delete lines 32 - 33 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Soto)
    3/31/2014
    10:00 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2014 9:00 AM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.137 Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1138, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2014 at 9:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2014 (pdf)
    Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1135 Limitation of Civil Liability for Farmers Rader Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    788862 - Amendment
    Between lines 28 and 29 insert:
    Agriculture
    (Grimsley)
    3/14/2014
    3:51 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/18/2014
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2014 4:30 PM Agriculture 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.137 Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception. Page 1 (pdf)

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