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HB 451: Law Enforcement Fair Defense Act

GENERAL BILL by Negron ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard ; Dick ; Planas ; Robaina ; Zapata

Law Enforcement Fair Defense Act; expands application of provisions re payment of costs & attorney's fees in certain civil & criminal actions to include correctional officers & correctional probation officers; revises circumstances under which employing agency of such officers has option of paying legal costs & attorney's fees in action arising out of officers' official duties; provides for jurisdiction re legal costs & attorney's fees, etc. Amends 111.065, 633.175.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/12/2004	House	• Prefiled
  1/22/2004	House	• Referred to Public Safety & Crime Prevention; Appropriations
  1/23/2004	House	• On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
  2/4/2004	House	• Favorable by Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS 18 NAYS 0; Now in Appropriations
  3/2/2004	House	• Introduced, referred to Public Safety & Crime Prevention; Appropriations -HJ 00042; On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, Morris Hall; Favorable by Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00134; Now in Appropriations -HJ 00134
  4/1/2004	House	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/04, 9:00 am, 212-K
  4/2/2004	House	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 44 NAYS 0 -HJ 00476
  4/5/2004	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00476
  4/22/2004	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted SB 226; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 226 (Ch. 2004-38) -HJ 00659

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• HB 451, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/12/2004 at 3:01 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Public Safety & Crime Prevention (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Public Safety & Crime Prevention (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 226		Posey	Similar	Last Action: 5/12/2004 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-38 Location:

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  111.065	Law enforcement officers, civil or criminal action against; employer payment of costs and attorney's fees.
  633.175	Investigation of fraudulent insurance claims and crimes; immunity of insurance companies supplying information.

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