CS/SB 1720: Class-action Suits/Punitive Damages
GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Productivity ; Latvala
Class-action Suits/Punitive Damages; prescribes amount of bond or equivalent surety required to stay execution of punitive-damages judgments in class-action suits, pending appellate review; provides for application of act to certain pending cases. Creates 768.733.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1721 (Ch. 2000-128)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1721 (Ch. 2000-128)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/25/2000 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 3/7/2000 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00102 |
| 4/20/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/25/00, 9:00 am, 37-S |
| 4/25/2000 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00522; CS read first time on 04/26/00 -SJ 00524 |
| 4/26/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00522 |
| 4/28/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00581; Read second time -SJ 00627; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00627; Amendment pending -SJ 00627 |
| 5/1/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00628; Pending amendment adopted -SJ 00630; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00630; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00630 |
| 5/2/2000 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00811; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 00812 |
| 5/2/2000 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/4/2000 | Senate |
• Requested House to return -SJ 01087 |
| 5/5/2000 | House |
• Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1721 (Ch. 2000-128) |