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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.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • 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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/SB 1302, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2020 at 12:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/31/2020 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2020 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2020 4:00 PM Community Affairs 4 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - 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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  • SB 1302, Original Filed Version Posted 12/19/2019 at 3:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/23/2020 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    423226 - Amendment
    Delete lines 51 - 130 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Flores)     		1/21/2020
    7:55 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/23/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/21/2020 12:00 PM Judiciary 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (64)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    29.0081 County funding of additional court personnel. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.8297 County funding for guardian ad litem employees. Page 7 (pdf)
    45.061 Offers of settlement. Page 28 (pdf)
    110.504 Volunteer benefits. Page 28 (pdf)
    111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. Page 28 (pdf)
    163.01 Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969. Page 7 (pdf), Page 28 (pdf)
    190.043 Suits against the district. Page 28 (pdf)
    213.015 Taxpayer rights. Page 28 (pdf)
    252.36 Emergency management powers of the Governor. Page 8 (pdf)
    260.0125 Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails. Page 8 (pdf)
    284.31 Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts. Page 28 (pdf)
    284.38 Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect. Page 28 (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 10 (pdf)
    324.022 Financial responsibility for property damage. Page 10 (pdf)
    337.19 Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum. Page 28 (pdf)
    341.302 Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department. Page 28 (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 28 (pdf)
    375.251 Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge. Page 28 (pdf)
    381.0056 School health services program. Page 11 (pdf)
    393.075 General liability coverage. Page 28 (pdf)
    403.0862 Discharge of waste from state groundwater cleanup operations to publicly owned treatment works. Page 12 (pdf)
    403.706 Local government solid waste responsibilities. Page 28 (pdf)
    409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. Page 28 (pdf)
    455.221 Legal and investigative services. Page 28 (pdf)
    455.32 Management Privatization Act. Page 28 (pdf)
    456.009 Legal and investigative services. Page 28 (pdf)
    456.048 Financial responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners. Page 12 (pdf)
    458.320 Financial responsibility. Page 13 (pdf)
    459.0085 Financial responsibility. Page 13 (pdf)
    472.006 Department; powers and duties. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.167 Administrative matters. Page 28 (pdf)
    548.046 Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match. Page 28 (pdf)
    556.106 Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system. Page 28 (pdf)
    589.19 Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program. Page 14 (pdf)
    616.242 Safety standards for amusement rides. Page 14 (pdf)
    624.461 Definition. Page 15 (pdf)
    624.462 Commercial self-insurance funds. Page 15 (pdf)
    627.733 Required security. Page 15 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 16 (pdf)
    766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. Page 17 (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 21 (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 28 (pdf)
    944.713 Insurance against liability. Page 21 (pdf)
    946.5026 Sovereign immunity in tort actions. Page 28 (pdf)
    946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries. Page 28 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 28 (pdf)
    984.09 Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions. Page 22 (pdf)
    985.037 Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.34 Charter technical career centers. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. Page 23 (pdf)
    1002.77 Florida Early Learning Advisory Council. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.88 School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program. Page 24 (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 26 (pdf)
    1004.447 Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. Page 27 (pdf)
    1006.261 Use of school buses for public purposes. Page 28 (pdf)

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