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CS/CS/HB 661: Nursing Home Litigation Reform

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Gaetz ; Harrison ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Coley ; Van Zant

Nursing Home Litigation Reform; Specifies conditions under which nursing home resident has cause of action against licensee or management company; requires trial judge to conduct evidentiary hearing before claimant can assert claim against certain interested parties; provides limitation on recovery; requires evidence of basis for punitive damages; requires trial judge to conduct evidentiary hearing before claimant can assert claim for punitive damages; permits licensee or management company to be held liable for punitive damages, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/2011 House • Filed
    2/22/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 58
    3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 58
    3/30/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 04/01/11, 8:45 am, 404 HOB
    4/1/2011 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 415
    4/5/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 411
    4/6/2011 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 450
    4/24/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/25/11, 11:45 am, Morris Hall
    4/25/2011 House • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 4 -HJ 837
    4/27/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Committee
    • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 836
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 833
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
    4/29/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 913
    • Amendment(s) failed (116245, 210643, 552461) -HJ 913
    • Amendment(s) adopted (075879) -HJ 914
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 991
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 77 NAYS 41 -HJ 991
    5/2/2011 Senate • In Messages
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/CS/HB 661, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2011 at 4:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 (c1) Nursing Homes Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1972 (c3) Health and Human Services Negron Compare Last Action: 5/5/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/2/2011 3:21 PM House 77 Yeas - 41 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.0237 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 661, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/27/2011 at 11:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 (c1) Nursing Homes Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1972 (c3) Health and Human Services Negron Compare Last Action: 5/5/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    116245 - Amendment
    Between lines 20 and 21, insert:
    Jones, M. 4/28/2011
    1:58 PM
    House: Failed
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    075879 - Amendment
    Remove lines 48-59 and insert:
    Gaetz 4/28/2011
    1:05 PM
    House: Adopted
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    021099 - Amendment
    Between lines 197 and 198, insert:
    Jones, M. 4/28/2011
    1:58 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    317753 - Amendment
    Between lines 197 and 198, insert:
    Jones, M. 4/28/2011
    1:58 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    210643 - Amendment
    Between lines 197 and 198, insert:
    Jones, M. 4/28/2011
    1:58 PM
    House: Failed
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    565651 - Amendment
    Between lines 197 and 198, insert:
    Jones, M. 4/28/2011
    1:58 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    552461 - Amendment
    Between lines 203 and 204, insert:
    Jones, M. 4/28/2011
    1:58 PM
    House: Failed
    4/29/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/29/2011 3:21 PM House - Amendment 116245 108 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/29/2011 3:25 PM House - Amendment 116245 38 Yeas - 70 Nays
    4/29/2011 3:36 PM House - Amendment 552461 39 Yeas - 72 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.0237 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 661, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/5/2011 at 7:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/27/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 (c1) Nursing Homes Bogdanoff Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1972 (c3) Health and Human Services Negron Compare Last Action: 5/5/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    400.0237 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.0238 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • HB 661, Original Filed Version Posted 2/8/2011 at 3:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 Nursing Home Litigation Reform Bogdanoff Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1972 (c1) Health and Human Services Negron Compare Last Action: 5/5/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    400.0237 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.0238 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. Page 10 (pdf)

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