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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 12, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2023 at 6:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6021 (c1) Relief/Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/28/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2023-324)

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  • CS/SB 12, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/5/2023 at 9:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6021 (c1) Relief/Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/28/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2023-324)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2023 4:06 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/28/2023 6:10 PM House 105 Yeas - 0 Nays

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  • SB 12, Original Filed Version Posted 11/9/2022 at 4:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Special Master on Claim Bills 3/30/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary 4/5/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6021 (c1) Relief/Ricardo Medrano-Arzate and Eva Chavez-Medrano/Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/28/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2023-324)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    679014 - Amendment
    Delete lines 74 - 87 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Polsky)
    3/31/2023
    10:51 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2023 2:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

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