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CS/HB 391: Expert Testimony

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Metz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Weinstein

Expert Testimony; Provides that witness qualified as expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in form of opinion as to facts at issue in case; requires courts of this state to interpret & apply principles of expert testimony in conformity with specified U.S. Supreme Court decisions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2011 House • Filed
    2/7/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 38
    3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 38
    3/10/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/14/11, 4:00 pm, 404 HOB
    3/14/2011 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 240
    3/15/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 238
    3/16/2011 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 250
    4/8/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
    4/12/2011 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 4 -HJ 618
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 618
    4/27/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
    4/29/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 916
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 992
    • CS passed; YEAS 83 NAYS 33 -HJ 992
    5/2/2011 Senate • In Messages
    5/5/2011 Senate • Received -SJ 1018
    • Referred to Judiciary -SJ 1018
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/HB 391, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2011 at 11:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 822 (c1) Expert Testimony Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    238148 - Amendment
    Between lines 19 and 20 insert:     		Negron 5/5/2011
    8:42 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    426216 - Amendment
    Delete lines 23 - 42 and insert:     		Fasano 5/4/2011
    12:25 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    832252 - Amendment
    Between lines 42 and 43 insert:     		Bennett 5/5/2011
    9:06 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    5/6/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    414072 - Amendment
    Delete line 56 and insert:     		Negron 5/5/2011
    8:41 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/2/2011 3:37 PM House 83 Yeas - 33 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.702 Testimony by experts. Page 1 (pdf)
    90.704 Basis of opinion testimony by experts. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 391, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2011 at 7:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 822 (c1) Expert Testimony Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.702 Testimony by experts. Page 1 (pdf)
    90.704 Basis of opinion testimony by experts. Page 2 (pdf)

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