Senate Bill 974 (2022) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/CS/SB 974: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Judiciary ; Gruters

Sovereign Immunity; Increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; revising authorizations relating to settlements of claims made or judgments rendered in excess of the sovereign immunity limits; revising exceptions relating to instituting actions on claims against the state or one of its agencies and to the statute of limitations for such claims, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Judiciary (JU)
Community Affairs (CA)
Rules (RC)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
11/18/2021	Senate	• Filed
12/13/2021	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 65
1/11/2022	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 65
1/26/2022	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/31/2022	Senate	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
2/2/2022	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Community Affairs • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 247
2/3/2022	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/08/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/8/2022	Senate	• CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 364
2/10/2022	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 365
2/11/2022	Senate	• Remaining references corrected to Rules; Appropriations -SJ 382 • Now in Rules
2/18/2022	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/23/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/23/2022	Senate	• CS/CS/CS by Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 454
2/24/2022	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations
2/28/2022	Senate	• CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 456
3/12/2022	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022	Senate	• Died in Appropriations

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 985 (c2)	Sovereign Immunity	Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died on Second Reading Calendar
H 799	Sovereign Immunity	Beltran	Compare	Last Action: 12/1/2021 H Withdrawn prior to introduction

Version	Posted	Format
S 974 Filed	11/18/2021 9:26 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 974 c1	2/2/2022 8:38 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 974 c2	2/10/2022 1:49 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 974 c3	2/24/2022 12:54 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 974 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
660804 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Gruters)	1/28/2022 2:33 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/31/2022	Web Page PDF

S 974 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
368554 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Community Affairs (Gruters)	2/7/2022 2:40 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/9/2022	Web Page PDF

S 974 c2
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
801476 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Rules (Hutson)	2/22/2022 8:52 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/23/2022	Web Page PDF
366398 - Amendment to Amendment (801476) Delete lines 35 - 37.	Rules (Hutson)	2/23/2022 7:23 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/23/2022	Web Page PDF
845510 - Amendment to Amendment (801476) Delete lines 53 - 62 and insert:	Rules (Hutson)	2/23/2022 7:25 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/23/2022	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 974	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting)	1/28/2022 2:49 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 974	Judiciary (Post-Meeting)	2/1/2022 12:57 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 974	Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting)	2/7/2022 3:21 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 974	Community Affairs (Post-Meeting)	2/10/2022 1:42 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 974	Rules (Pre-Meeting)	2/21/2022 4:27 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 974	Rules (Post-Meeting)	2/24/2022 12:48 PM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 974 Filed	Judiciary	1/31/2022 3:00 PM	10 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 974 c1	Community Affairs	2/8/2022 3:00 PM	6 Yeas - 3 Nays
S 974 c2	Rules	2/23/2022 9:00 AM	16 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (52)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
45.061	Offers of settlement.	Page 3 (pdf)
110.504	Volunteer benefits.	Page 3 (pdf)
111.071	Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees.	Page 3 (pdf)
163.01	Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969.	Page 3 (pdf)
190.043	Suits against the district.	Page 3 (pdf)
213.015	Taxpayer rights.	Page 3 (pdf)
252.51	Liability.	Page 3 (pdf)
252.89	Tort liability.	Page 3 (pdf)
252.944	Tort liability.	Page 3 (pdf)
260.0125	Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails.	Page 3 (pdf)
284.31	Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts.	Page 3 (pdf)
284.38	Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect.	Page 3 (pdf)
322.13	Driver license examiners.	Page 3 (pdf)
337.19	Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum.	Page 3 (pdf)
341.302	Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department.	Page 3 (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 3 (pdf)
375.251	Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge.	Page 3 (pdf)
381.0056	School health services program.	Page 3 (pdf)
393.075	General liability coverage.	Page 3 (pdf)
395.1055	Rules and enforcement.	Page 3 (pdf)
403.706	Local government solid waste responsibilities.	Page 3 (pdf)
409.993	Lead agencies and subcontractor liability.	Page 3 (pdf)
455.221	Legal and investigative services.	Page 3 (pdf)
455.32	Management Privatization Act.	Page 3 (pdf)
456.009	Legal and investigative services.	Page 3 (pdf)
456.076	Impaired practitioner programs.	Page 3 (pdf)
471.038	Florida Engineers Management Corporation.	Page 3 (pdf)
472.006	Department; powers and duties.	Page 3 (pdf)
497.167	Administrative matters.	Page 3 (pdf)
513.118	Conduct on premises; refusal of service.	Page 3 (pdf)
548.046	Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match.	Page 3 (pdf)
556.106	Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system.	Page 3 (pdf)
589.19	Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program.	Page 3 (pdf)
723.0611	Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation.	Page 3 (pdf)
760.11	Administrative and civil remedies; construction.	Page 3 (pdf)
766.1115	Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.	Page 3 (pdf)
766.112	Comparative fault.	Page 3 (pdf)
768.1355	Florida Volunteer Protection Act.	Page 3 (pdf)
768.28	Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.	Page 1 (pdf)
768.295	Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited.	Page 3 (pdf)
944.713	Insurance against liability.	Page 3 (pdf)
946.5026	Sovereign immunity in tort actions.	Page 3 (pdf)
946.514	Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries.	Page 3 (pdf)
961.06	Compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.333	Persistently low-performing schools.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.34	Charter technical career centers.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.55	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.83	Early learning coalitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
1002.88	School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program.	Page 3 (pdf)
1006.24	Tort liability; liability insurance.	Page 3 (pdf)
1006.261	Use of school buses for public purposes.	Page 3 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

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