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

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

HB 411: Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Melo

Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency; Provides specified actions taken by business during declared emergencies may not be used as evidence in certain civil causes of action.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/1/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 542 (Ch. 2022-99)
Bill Text: PDF

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2021 House • Filed
    11/5/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Referred to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    11/23/2021 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
    12/1/2021 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Now in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/14/2022 House • Added to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee agenda
    1/19/2022 House • Favorable by Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
    • Reported out of Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    1/24/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    1/26/2022 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/17/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
    2/22/2022 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/24/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
    3/1/2022 House • Substituted SB 542
    • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 542 (Ch. 2022-99)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 411, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/25/2021 at 4:53 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/1/2022 (pdf)
    Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/19/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 542 (er) Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency Rodriguez Identical Last Action: 5/11/2022 Chapter No. 2022-99

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.111 Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page