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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 775

    Amendment No. 28 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Byrd offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 35, line 9, of the bill

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17         Section 23.  Section 768.737, Florida Statutes, is

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19         768.737  Punitive damages; application in

20  arbitration.--Sections 768.72, 768.725, and 768.73 are

21  intended to apply to civil actions, including arbitration

22  proceedings.  In the case of an arbitration proceeding, an

23  arbitrator who renders an award for punitive damages must

24  issue a written opinion setting forth the conduct which gave

25  rise to the award and how the arbitrator applied the standards

26  in s. 768.72 to such conduct.

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30  And the title is amended as follows:

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 775

    Amendment No. 28 (for drafter's use only)





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