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CS/CS/HB 929: Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices

GENERAL BILL by Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Gaetz

Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices; Requires claimant to provide written notice to motor vehicle dealer as condition precedent to initiating civil litigation or arbitration against such dealer under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides for content of notice; provides method of delivery of notice; provides conditions for settling claims; provides for effective date of payment; limits attorney fees; provides for effect of payment; provides for tolling of applicable statutes of limitations; provides condition that constitutes waiver of notice; provides for applicability.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/7/2011 House • Filed
12/21/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 90
1/9/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/11/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 90
1/11/2012 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 4 -HJ 228
1/13/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/17/2012 House • Now in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 235
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 225
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
1/31/2012 House • CS/CS by Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 467
2/3/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 464
2/6/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 525
3/9/2012 House • Died in Judiciary Committee