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            HB 379 - Hood

            CS/HB 379

Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: Yeas: 9 Nays: 4

Died in Judiciary.

SB 1128 - Richter  Referred to Judiciary; Health Policy; Banking & Insurance Died in Judiciary.

Bad Faith

White Paper

HB 187 - Passidomo  Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary

On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/14, 8:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 8 Yeas, 4 Nays

Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

SB 1494 - Thrasher

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules

Died in Banking and Insurance.

Punitive Damages         HB 1393 - Tobia Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary

Withdrawn from consideration.

SB 1492 - Thrasher Referred to Judiciary; Rules

Withdrawn from further consideration.

Title Insurance

        HB 321 - Passidomo

        CS/HB 321

        CS/CS/HB 321

        Engrossed One

        Enrolled One

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 01/15/14, 8:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/14, 1:00 pm, 17 H

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/06/14, 9:30 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 16 Yeas, 0 Nays

03/28/14  Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/14

04/01/14  Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 116 Yeas / 0 Nays)

04/02/14 SENATE In Messages

04/03/14 SENATE Received; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0570; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading

          SB 570 - Galvano

          CS/SB 570 

          CS/CS/SB 570

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary

On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 02/04/14, 2:00 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 12 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/11/14, 1:30 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 8 Yeas, 0 Nays

03/17/14 Reference to Commerce and Tourism added; Remaining reference Commerce and Tourism

On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 03/24/14, 4:00 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 11 Yeas, 0 Nays

03/27/14 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/14

04/03/14 SENATE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0321; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0321

04/11/14 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas/0 Nays)

06/05/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)

06/13/14 Approved by Governor, Chapter No. 2014-112

Bills OPPOSED by FJRI

Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising from Medical Injury HB 739 - Brodeur

Referred to Judiciary Committee; Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee

On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/17/14, 3:00 pm, 404 H - Workshop

03/17/14 Workshopped by Judiciary Committee

Died in Judiciary Committee

SB 1362 - Grimsley

Referred to Judiciary; Health Policy; Appropriations

Died in Judiciary
Telephone Solicitation

           HB 1191 - Cruz

           CS/HB 1191

           CS/CS/HB 1191

Referred to Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 12:30 pm, 12 H

VOTE HISTORY: 12 Yeas, 0 Nays

03/21/14  Reference to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee added

On Committee agenda - Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/31/14, 4:00 pm, 102 H

VOTE HISTORY:  12 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/10/14, 8:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY;  17 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/28/14  Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14  Substituted for SB 0450; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0450

SB 450 - Clemons 

Referred to Agriculture; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 01/13/14, 4:00 pm, 301 S

VOTE HISTORY: 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/15/14 Reference to Appropriations added; Remaining references Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations

On Committee agenda - Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 02/18/14, 10:00 am, 301 S

VOTE HISTORY: 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/13/14, 1:00 pm, 412 K

VOTE HISTORY: 17 Yeas, 0 Nays

03/27/14 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/14

04/03/14  Placed on Third Reading

04/11/14  Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)

04/23/14 HOUSE In Messages

04/28/14 HOUSE Referred to Calendar

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14 HOUSE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 1191; Placed on Third Reading

04/30/14 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 1 Nay)

SENATE Ordered enrolled

06/05/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)

06/13/14 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2014-75


FJRI WATCH List

Animal Cruelty HB 637 - Hutson Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

Died in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

SB 1504 - Abruzzo Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations

Died in Criminal Justice

Arbitration

       PCB CJS 14-06

       HB 7161 - Passidomo

Referred to Judiciary Committee

On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/04/14, 9:30 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 15 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/28/14  Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14  Substituted for SB 1664; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 1664

SB 1664 - Judiciary

On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/26/14, 4:00 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 11 Yeas, 0 Nays

Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/14

04/03/14 Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading

04/11/14 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)

04/23/14 HOUSE In Messages

Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14 HOUSE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 7161; Placed on Third Reading

04/30/14 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays)

05/08/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/23/14)

05/12/14 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2014-24

Bullying

HB 451 - Fitzenhagen

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

SB 548 - Simmons Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations

On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 02/10/14, 4:00 pm, 37 S

VOTE HISTORY:  6 Yeas, 1 Nay

On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/14, 9:00 am, 37 S

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

Died in Appropriations

Chauffeured Limousines

            HB 1389 - Grant 

           CS/HB 1389

Referred to Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 3:00 pm, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY:  8 Yeas, 6 Nays

On Committee agenda - Economic Affairs Committee, 04/04/14, 9:30 am, 102 H

VOTE HISTORY:  9 Yeas, 8 Nays

04/09/14  Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Died on Second Reading Calendar

              SB 1618

              CS/SB 1618

Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs

04/21/14 Reference to Community Affairs removed; Reference to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Appropriations added; Remaining references Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, Appropriations

On Committee agenda - Transportation, 04/03/14, 9:00 am, 37 S

04/03/14 Temporarily postponed 

04/07/14 SENATE On Committee agenda - Transportation, 04/10/14, 9:00 am, 37 S

VOTE HISTORY: 7 Yeas, 3 Nays

Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Civil Liability to Farmers

           HB 1135 - Rader

           CS/HB 1135

           CS/CS/HB 1135

Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 4:00 pm, 102 H

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/11/14, 8:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 19 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/17/14 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Died on Second Reading Calendar

           SB 1138 - Evers

           CS/SB 1138

           CS/CS/SB 1138

Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary

On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 03/17/14, 4:30 pm, 301 S

VOTE HISTORY: 7 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 04/01/14, 9:00 am, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY:  8 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/08/14  Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/14

04/23/14  Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays)

HOUSE In Messages

Died in Messages

Consumer Collection Practices

         HB 413 - Santiago 

         CS/HB 413

         CS/CS/HB 413

         Engrossed One

         Enrolled 

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/14, 4:00 pm, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/04/14, 1:30 pm, 17 H

VOTE HISTORY:  12 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/12/14, 1:00 pm, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 16 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/07/14 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/14

04/09/14 Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/11/14

04/11/14  Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)

04/21/14 SENATE In Messages

04/28/14 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)

06/05/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)

06/13/14 Approved by Governor, Chapter No. 2014-116

           SB 1006 - Hays

           CS/SB 1006

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Appropriations

On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 03/05/14, 1:30 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 11 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 03/24/14, 4:00 pm, 37 S

VOTE HISTORY:  6 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 K

VOTE HISTORY: 16 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/23/14 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14

04/25/14 Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0413; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0413

Insurance Claims

           HB 743 - Hood 

           CS/HB 743

           CS/CS/HB 743

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 03/18/14 Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Removed; Regulatory Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 9:30 am, 404 H - PCS

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/10/14, 8:00 am, 404 H - PCS

VOTE HISTORY:  18 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/28/14  Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14 Substituted for SB 0708; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0708

      SB 708 - Bean 

      CS/SB 708

      CS/CS/SB 708

      First Engrossed

      Enrolled

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations

On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 02/11/14, 2:00 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 12 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/06/14, 1:00 pm, 412 K

- Temporarily postponed 

On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/13/14, 1:00 pm, 412 K

VOTE HISTORY: 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/11/14 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14

04/23/14 Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/24/14

04/24/14 Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)

04/25/14 HOUSE In Messages

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14 HOUSE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0743; Placed on Third Reading

04/30/14 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)

06/05/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)

06/13/14 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2014-86

Motor Liability Insurance HB 267 - Trujillo

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee

Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Nursing Home Litigation

           HB 569 - Gaetz

           CS/HB 569

           CS/CS/HB 569

Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; 03/12/14 Health Innovation Subcommittee removed; Judiciary Committee

On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/11/14, 9:00 am, 404 H

- Temporarily Postponed 

On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/05/14, 12:00 pm, 404 H - PCS

VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 3 Nays

On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/21/14, 9:00 am, 404 H

VOTE HISTORY: 15 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/18/14 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/14

04/22/14 HOUSE Read Second Time; Substituted for SB 0670; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0670

         SB 670 - Thrasher

         CS/SB 670

         CS/CS/SB 670

         Enrolled

Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules (03/03/14 Reference to Rules removed)

On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 02/11/14, 2:00 pm, 412 K

On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 02/18/14, 2:00 pm, 412 K

VOTE HISTORY: 8 Yeas, 1 Nay

On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/18/14, 8:00 am, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 8 Yeas, 1 Nay

SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/14

03/26/14 SENATE Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/01/14

04/03/14 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 3 Nays)

04/11/14 HOUSE In Messages

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/14

04/22/14 HOUSE Substituted for HB 0569; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/23/14

04/23/14 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 109 Yeas / 7 Nays)

06/05/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)

06/13/14 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2014-83

Property Insurance

            HB 743 - Hood

            CS/HB 743

            CS/CS/HB 743

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (03/18/14 Reference to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee removed); Regulatory Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 9:30 am, 404 H - PCS

VOTE HISTORY: 13 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/10/14, 8:00 am, 404 H - PCS

VOTE HISTORY: 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/28/14  Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14  Substituted for SB 0708; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0708

            SB 708 - Bean

            CS/SB 708

  CS/CS/SB 708 

Engrossed One

            Enrolled

Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations

On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 02/11/14, 2:00 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 12 Yeas, 0 Nays

On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/06/14, 1:00 pm, 412 K

-  Temporarily postponed

On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/13/14, 1:00 pm, 412 K

VOTE HISTORY: 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

04/11/14 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14

04/23/14 SENATE Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/24/14

04/24/14 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)

04/25/14 HOUSE In Messages

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14 HOUSE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0743; Placed on Third Reading

04/30/14 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)

06/05/14 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 6/20/14)

06/13/14 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2014-86

Qualified Portable Consumer Fuel Containers

HB 197 - Stone

Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

Withdrawn prior to introduction.

Prospective Appointment of Judicial Vacancies

      JOINT RESOLUTION /

           SB 1188 - Lee (T)

Referred to Judiciary; Rules

On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/11/14, 1:30 pm, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 5 Yeas, 3 Nays

On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/20/14, 10:30 am, 110 S

VOTE HISTORY: 10 Yeas, 5 Nays

Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/1403/26/14

Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/01/14

04/03/14  Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 26 Yeas / 14 Nays)

04/11/14 HOUSE In Messages

HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14

04/29/14 HOUSE Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading

04/30/14 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 73 Yeas / 45 Nays)

SENATE Ordered enrolled

SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/09/14 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State

Workers Compensation

HB 1007 - Hood 

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee

On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 9:30 am, 404 H

- Temporarily postponed 

- Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

SB 1214 - Hays 

Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations

Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability