Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/SB 716: Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Simpson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Bradley ; Hays ; Ring ; Evers ; Benacquisto ; Dean ; Gibson ; Detert ; Richter ; Soto ; Garcia ; Sachs ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Sobel

Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices; Authorizing a civil penalty for a person who willfully uses a deceptive or unfair trade act or practice against a military service member or the member’s spouse or child in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/25/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2013-210) -SJ 603
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2013 Senate • Filed
2/13/2013 Senate • Referred to Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 52
3/4/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/07/13, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
3/7/2013 Senate • Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 156
3/13/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/18/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/18/2013 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 230
3/19/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 230
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 232
4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 476
4/19/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/13
4/25/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 602
• Amendment(s) adopted (908522) -SJ 603
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1223 -SJ 603
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2013-210) -SJ 603