Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 768
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/03/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Stargel) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 57.105,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         57.105 Attorney’s fee; sanctions for raising unsupported
    8  claims or defenses; exceptions; service of motions; damages for
    9  delay of litigation.—
   10         (8) Attorney fees may not be awarded under this section
   11  pursuant to s. 784.046, unless the court finds by clear and
   12  convincing evidence that the petitioner knowingly made a false
   13  statement or allegation in the petition in regard to a material
   14  matter as defined in s. 837.011(3).
   15         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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   18  And the title is amended as follows:
   19         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   20  and insert:
   21                        A bill to be entitled                      
   22         An act relating to attorney fees; amending s. 57.105,
   23         F.S.; prohibiting the awarding of attorney fees for a
   24         violation of specified provisions; providing an
   25         exception; providing an effective date.