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 Substitute for Amendment (111000) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 57.105,
    7  Florida Statutes, to read:
    8         57.105 Attorney’s fee; sanctions for raising unsupported
    9  claims or defenses; exceptions; service of motions; damages for
   10  delay of litigation.—
   11         (8) Attorney fees may not be awarded under this section in
   12  proceedings for an injunction for protection pursuant to s.
   13  784.046 or s. 784.0485, unless the court finds by clear and
   14  convincing evidence that the petitioner knowingly made a false
   15  statement or allegation in the petition in regard to a material
   16  matter as defined in s. 837.011(3).
   17         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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   20  And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   22  and insert:
   23                        A bill to be entitled                      
   24         An act relating to attorney fees; amending s. 57.105,
   25         F.S.; prohibiting the awarding of attorney fees for a
   26         violation of specified provisions; providing an
   27         exception; providing an effective date.