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CS/HB 1721: Tobacco Settlement Proceeds

GENERAL BILL by Financial Services ; Lacasa ; Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Maygarden ; Crow ; Bitner ; Rubio ; Feeney

Tobacco Settlement Proceeds; creates Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.; authorizes corporation to enter into certain purchase agreements with Banking & Finance Dept. for certain purposes; exempts corporation from taxation; provides for additional funding of Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund; prescribes amount of bond or equivalent surety required to stay execution of punitive-damages judgments in class-action suits, etc. Creates 215.56005, 768.733; amends 17.41, 215.5601. APPROPRIATION: $5,100,000.

Effective Date: 05/09/2000
Last Action: 5/9/2000 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-128
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/6/2000 House • Prefiled
    3/7/2000 House • Introduced -HJ 00112
    3/10/2000 House • Referred to Financial Services (CAC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00284
    3/30/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Financial Services (CAC), 04/03/00, 3:15 pm, 214-C
    4/3/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Financial Services (CAC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00539
    4/12/2000 House • CS read first time on 04/12/00 -HJ 00531; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00539
    4/14/2000 House • Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00539
    4/18/2000 House • Withdrawn from Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00557; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC)
    4/25/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 04/26/00, 8:00 am, Morris Hall --Pending reconsideration
    4/26/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 04/26/00, 5:00 pm, Morris Hall; Comm. Action: Favorable with 12 amendment(s) by Finance & Taxation (FRC); YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -HJ 00835; Now in General Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00835
    4/27/2000 House • Withdrawn from General Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00888; Placed on Calendar
    4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01181; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01182
    5/3/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01471; CS passed as amended; YEAS 88 NAYS 29 -HJ 01471
    5/3/2000 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 01002; Immediately withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00987; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1998 -SJ 00987; Read second time -SJ 00987; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00987; Read third time -SJ 00994; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00994; Conference Committee appointed; Senator Burt, Chair; Horne, Rossin; In the event the House refuses to concur -SJ 00994
    5/3/2000 House • In returning messages
    5/4/2000 House • Refused to concur -HJ 01533; Conference Committee appointed; Representatives Lacasa, Gay, Gottlieb -HJ 01540
    5/5/2000 House • Conference Committee Report received -HJ 02226; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 02230; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 02230
    5/5/2000 Senate • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01438; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01442; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 01442; Reconsidered -SJ 01442; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01442
    5/5/2000 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 02441
    5/9/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-128

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  • CS/HB 1721, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1720 (e1) Class-action Suits/Punitive Damages Latvala Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 H Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1721 (Ch. 2000-128)
    Location:
    S 1998 (e1) State Revenue Horne Compare Last Action: 5/3/2000 S In returning messages; Reconsidered -SJ 00987; House Bill substituted -SJ 00987; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1721 (Ch. 2000-128)
    Location:
    S 2168 (e1) Tobacco-Settlement-Revenue Burt Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 H Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1721 (Ch. 2000-128)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    17.41 Department of Banking and Finance Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.
    215.56005
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    768.733

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  • CS/HB 1721, Engrossed 2 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (5)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/3/2000 10:39 AM House 88 Yeas - 29 Nays
    5/3/2000 6:23 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2000 4:07 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2000 4:46 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/5/2000 5:02 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    17.41 Department of Banking and Finance Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.
    215.56005
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    768.733

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  • CS/HB 1721, Engrossed 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    090144 - Amendment
    Horne 5/4/2000
    2:50 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    17.41 Department of Banking and Finance Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.

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  • CS/HB 1721, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Financial Services (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2000 (pdf)
    Financial Services (Post-Meeting) 7/13/2000 (pdf)
    Finance & Taxation (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2000 (pdf)
    Finance & Taxation (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2000 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (12)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    120761 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:40 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    140411 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:40 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    143645 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:41 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    331885 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:44 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    455845 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:45 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    520241 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:45 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    625605 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:46 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    634283 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:46 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    813187 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:48 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    845963 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:49 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    864939 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:49 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    922985 - Amendment
    Finance & Taxation 4/28/2000
    3:49 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    17.41 Department of Banking and Finance Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.

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  • HB 1721, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Financial Services (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2000 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    17.41 Department of Banking and Finance Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.

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