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CS/CS/HB 1135: Civil Liability of Farmers

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Rader ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Rooney

Civil Liability of Farmers; Expands existing exemption from civil liability for farmers who gratuitously allow person to enter upon their land for purpose of removing farm produce or crops left in field after harvesting to include farmers who gratuitously allow person to enter upon their land to remove farm produce or crops; revises exceptions to exemption from civil liability.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2014 House • Filed
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 94
    3/5/2014 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 204
    3/14/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/18/2014 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 309
    • Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee -HJ 309
    3/20/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall
    3/24/2014 House • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 346
    3/25/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 342
    3/27/2014 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 387
    4/9/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/11/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/11/2014 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 542
    4/15/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 536
    4/17/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 551
    5/2/2014 House • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 1135, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2014 at 3:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1138 (c2) Civil Liability of Farmers Evers Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.137 Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1135, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/25/2014 at 4:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1138 (c2) Civil Liability of Farmers Evers Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    372745 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Pilon 4/10/2014
    4:32 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/11/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.137 Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 1135, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2014 at 12:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2014 (pdf)
    Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1138 (c1) Civil Liability of Farmers Evers Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    362089 - Amendment
    Between lines 19 and 20, insert:
    Rader 3/17/2014
    6:06 PM
    Withdrawn
    3/18/2014
    PDF
    472987 - Amendment
    Between lines 19 and 20, insert:
    Rader 3/24/2014
    5:29 PM
    Adopted
    3/24/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.137 Definition; limitation of civil liability for certain farmers; exception. Page 1 (pdf)

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