CS/SB 1302: Sovereign Immunity
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez
Sovereign Immunity; Designating the “Florida Fair Claims Act”; increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; revising when a state and its agencies and subdivisions may agree to settle a claim or judgment without further action from the Legislature; requiring that the limitations on tort liability be adjusted every year after a specified date; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning the payment of benefits on the enactment of claim bills, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Judiciary (JU)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/8/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 95 |
| 1/14/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 95 |
| 1/16/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 1/21/2020 | Senate |
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 |
| 1/23/2020 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Community Affairs |
| 1/27/2020 | Senate |
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 197 |
| 1/29/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building |
| 2/3/2020 | Senate |
• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 228 |
| 2/4/2020 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Appropriations |
Related Bills
No Related Bills AvailableBill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|
| S 1302 Filed | 12/19/2019 3:16 PM | Web Page | PDF |
| S 1302 c1 | 1/23/2020 12:45 PM | Web Page | PDF |
Committee Amendments
Floor Amendments
Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Analysis | S 1302 | Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) | 1/17/2020 11:59 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 1302 | Judiciary (Post-Meeting) | 1/23/2020 12:38 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 1302 | Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) | 1/31/2020 4:02 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 1302 | Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) | 2/3/2020 7:01 PM |
Vote History - Committee
| Version | Committee | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1302 Filed | Judiciary | 1/21/2020 12:00 PM | 5 Yeas - 0 Nays |
| S 1302 c1 | Community Affairs | 2/3/2020 4:00 PM | 4 Yeas - 1 Nays |
Vote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (64)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 29.0081 | County funding of additional court personnel. | Page 5 (pdf) |
| 39.8297 | County funding for guardian ad litem employees. | Page 6 (pdf) |
| 45.061 | Offers of settlement. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 110.504 | Volunteer benefits. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 111.071 | Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 163.01 | Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969. | Page 6 (pdf), Page 27 (pdf) |
| 190.043 | Suits against the district. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 213.015 | Taxpayer rights. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 252.36 | Emergency management powers of the Governor. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 260.0125 | Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 284.31 | Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 284.38 | Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 288.9625 | Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 316.6146 | Transportation of private school students on public school buses and public school students on private school buses; agreement. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 321.24 | Members of an auxiliary to Florida Highway Patrol. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 324.022 | Financial responsibility for property damage. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 337.19 | Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 341.302 | Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 373.1395 | Limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 375.251 | Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 381.0056 | School health services program. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 393.075 | General liability coverage. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 403.0862 | Discharge of waste from state groundwater cleanup operations to publicly owned treatment works. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 403.706 | Local government solid waste responsibilities. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 409.993 | Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 455.221 | Legal and investigative services. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 455.32 | Management Privatization Act. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 456.009 | Legal and investigative services. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 456.048 | Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 458.320 | Financial responsibility. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 459.0085 | Financial responsibility. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 472.006 | Department; powers and duties. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 497.167 | Administrative matters. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 548.046 | Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 556.106 | Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 589.19 | Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 616.242 | Safety standards for amusement rides. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 624.461 | Definition. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 624.462 | Commercial self-insurance funds. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 627.733 | Required security. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 760.11 | Administrative and civil remedies; construction. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 766.1115 | Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 766.118 | Determination of noneconomic damages. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 768.1315 | Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighters’ Assistance Act; immunity from civil liability. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 768.135 | Volunteer team physicians; immunity. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 768.28 | Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. | Page 2 (pdf) |
| 768.295 | Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 944.713 | Insurance against liability. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 946.5026 | Sovereign immunity in tort actions. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 946.514 | Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 961.06 | Compensation for wrongful incarceration. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 984.09 | Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 985.037 | Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 1002.33 | Charter schools. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 1002.333 | Persistently low-performing schools. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 1002.34 | Charter technical career centers. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 1002.55 | School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 1002.77 | Florida Early Learning Advisory Council. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 1002.83 | Early learning coalitions. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 1002.88 | School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 1004.41 | University of Florida; J. Hillis Miller Health Center. | Page 24 (pdf) |
| 1004.43 | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. | Page 25 (pdf) |
| 1004.447 | Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. | Page 27 (pdf) |
| 1006.261 | Use of school buses for public purposes. | Page 27 (pdf) |
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