HB 1179: Litigation Financing
GENERAL BILL by Gregory ; Overdorf
Litigation Financing; Requires court's consideration of specified conflicts of interest; prohibits specified acts by litigation financiers; requires disclosures & discovery relating to litigation financing agreements; requires indemnification of specified fees, costs, & sanctions; voids certain litigation financing agreements; provides for enforcement of specified violations under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/3/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/23/2024 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/25/2024 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2/1/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/8/2024 House • Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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HB 1179, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/3/2024 at 3:27 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2024 (pdf)
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1276 (c1) Litigation Financing Collins Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died on Calendar 
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 920767 - Amendment
Between lines 302 and 303, insert:Sirois 2/5/2024
12:49 PMPDF Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 69.101 Page 2 (pdf) 69.103 Page 6 (pdf) 69.105 Page 6 (pdf) 69.107 Page 8 (pdf) 69.109 Page 13 (pdf) 69.111 Page 13 (pdf)