Florida Senate - 2014         (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7078
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Judiciary
       
       
       
       
       
       590-01917-14                                          20147078__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to arbitration; amending s. 682.014,
    3         F.S.; correcting the description of a cross-reference;
    4         providing for retroactive application; providing an
    5         effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 682.014, Florida
   10  Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         682.014 Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable
   12  provisions.—
   13         (3) A party to an agreement to arbitrate or arbitration
   14  proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect
   15  of, the requirements in this section or:
   16         (a) The applicability of this chapter, the Revised Florida
   17  Arbitration Code, under s. 682.013(1) or (4);
   18         (b) The availability of proceedings to compel or stay
   19  arbitration under s. 682.03;
   20         (c) The immunity conferred on arbitrators and arbitration
   21  organizations under s. 682.051;
   22         (d) A party’s right to seek judicial enforcement of an
   23  arbitration preaward ruling under s. 682.081;
   24         (e) The authority conferred on an arbitrator to change an
   25  award under s. 682.10(4) or (5);
   26         (f) The right to confirmation of an award as remedies
   27  provided under s. 682.12;
   28         (g) The grounds for vacating an arbitration award under s.
   29  682.13;
   30         (h) The grounds for modifying an arbitration award under s.
   31  682.14;
   32         (i) The validity and enforceability of a judgment or decree
   33  based on an award under s. 682.15(1) or (2);
   34         (j) The validity of the Electronic Signatures in Global and
   35  National Commerce Act under s. 682.23; or
   36         (k) The effect of excluding from arbitration under this
   37  chapter disputes involving child custody, visitation, or child
   38  support under s. 682.25.
   39         Section 2. This act shall apply retroactively to July 1,
   40  2013.
   41         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.