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CS/SB 240: DOT & Public Authorities/Law Suits

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Sebesta ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casas ; Latvala ; Clary

DOT & Public Authorities/Law Suits; (THIS BILL COMBINES S240,810) revises provisions governing suits at law & in equity brought by or against DOT re breach of an express provision or an implied covenant of written agreement or written directive issued by dept. pursuant to written agreement; prohibits liability under certain circumstances; specifies conditions under which suits may be brought by & against public authority re specified public works projects, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/26/1999 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886; Read second time -SJ 00871; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00871; House Bill substituted -SJ 00886; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 311 (Ch. 99-345)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/7/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/8/1999 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fiscal Policy
2/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/17/99, 9:00 am, Room-309C
2/17/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Transportation
2/19/1999 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00029; On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/17/99, 9:00 am, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Transportation -SJ 00014; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00014; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 03/04/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S
3/4/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00131
3/5/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00131
3/26/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/31/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S
3/31/1999 Senate • CS combines this bill with 810; Comm. Action:-CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00437; CS read first time on 04/06/99 -SJ 00437
4/2/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00437
4/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00707
4/23/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00707, -SJ 00792
4/26/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886; Read second time -SJ 00871; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00871; House Bill substituted -SJ 00886; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 311 (Ch. 99-345)