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CS/SB 12: Relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office

CLAIM/LOCAL by Judiciary ; Polsky

Relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; Providing for the relief of Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano, as personal representatives of Hilda Medrano, by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; providing for an appropriation of funds to pay Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano for the damages awarded in connection with the death of their daughter as a result of the negligence of the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation, attorney and lobbying fees, and costs or similar expenses, etc. CLAIM: $1,200,000

Effective Date: 6/9/2023
Last Action: 7/10/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-324
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Special Master on Claim Bills (SM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/1/2022 Senate • Filed
12/15/2022 Senate • Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/30/2023 Senate • Recommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills
• Now in Judiciary
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/5/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs
• Remaining references corrected to Rules
• Now in Rules
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
4/26/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 500
• Read 3rd time -SJ 500
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 500
4/26/2023 House • In Messages
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/28/2023 House • Substituted for CS/HB 6021
• Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
4/28/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
6/5/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2023 • Approved by Governor
7/10/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-324