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SB 1918: Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising

GENERAL BILL by Margolis

Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising; Requires advertising from a medical or lawyer referral service related to motor vehicle accidents to comply with certain requirements regarding content. Requires advertisements or unsolicited written communications from certain legal referral services related to motor vehicle accidents to comply with the Supreme Court of Florida's Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations relating to legal and medical referral advertising and relief to persons affected, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/5/2011 Senate • Filed
3/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 246
3/22/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 245
4/7/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/12/2011 Senate • Favorable by Health Regulation; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/13/2011 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 469
4/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/25/11, 9:45 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
4/28/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 561
• Now in Budget
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Budget