Florida Senate - 2015                                     SB 794
       
       
        
       By Senator Ring
       
       
       
       
       
       29-00635-15                                            2015794__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to prejudgment interest; creating s.
    3         55.031, F.S.; requiring a court to include prejudgment
    4         interest on the amount of money damages awarded to a
    5         plaintiff in a final judgment; providing for
    6         retroactive application; providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Section 55.031, Florida Statutes, is created to
   11  read:
   12         55.031 Prejudgment interest.—In an action in which a
   13  plaintiff is entitled to recover money damages, including, but
   14  not limited to, court costs or attorney fees, the court shall,
   15  in the final judgment, include interest on the amount of the
   16  money damages awarded at the rate established pursuant to s.
   17  55.03, with such interest accruing from the date of injury or
   18  loss.
   19         Section 2. Section 55.031, Florida Statutes, as created by
   20  this act, shall apply retroactively to all actions pending on
   21  the effective date of this act and any action initiated on or
   22  after such date.
   23         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.