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SB 604: Sovereign Immunity

GENERAL BILL by Gruters

Sovereign Immunity; Increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on the enactment of a claim bill; specifying that the limitations in effect on the date a final judgment is entered apply to that claim; requiring the Department of Financial Services to adjust the limitations on tort liability every year after a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 604, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2023 at 4:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 401 (c1) Sovereign Immunity Civil Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Appropriations Committee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (53)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    45.061 Offers of settlement. Page 5 (pdf)
    110.504 Volunteer benefits. Page 5 (pdf)
    111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. Page 5 (pdf)
    163.01 Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969. Page 5 (pdf)
    190.043 Suits against the district. Page 5 (pdf)
    213.015 Taxpayer rights. Page 5 (pdf)
    252.51 Liability. Page 5 (pdf)
    252.89 Tort liability. Page 5 (pdf)
    252.944 Tort liability. Page 5 (pdf)
    260.0125 Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails. Page 5 (pdf)
    284.31 Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts. Page 5 (pdf)
    284.38 Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.13 Driver license examiners. Page 5 (pdf)
    337.19 Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum. Page 5 (pdf)
    341.302 Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department. Page 5 (pdf)
    373.1395 Limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge. Page 5 (pdf)
    375.251 Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge. Page 5 (pdf)
    381.0056 School health services program. Page 5 (pdf)
    393.075 General liability coverage. Page 5 (pdf)
    395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 5 (pdf)
    403.706 Local government solid waste responsibilities. Page 5 (pdf)
    409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. Page 5 (pdf)
    455.221 Legal and investigative services. Page 5 (pdf)
    455.32 Management Privatization Act. Page 5 (pdf)
    456.009 Legal and investigative services. Page 5 (pdf)
    456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. Page 5 (pdf)
    471.038 Florida Engineers Management Corporation. Page 5 (pdf)
    472.006 Department; powers and duties. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.167 Administrative matters. Page 5 (pdf)
    513.118 Conduct on premises; refusal of service. Page 5 (pdf)
    548.046 Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match. Page 5 (pdf)
    556.106 Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system. Page 5 (pdf)
    589.19 Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.7491 Official law enforcement vehicles; motor vehicle insurance requirements. Page 5 (pdf)
    723.0611 Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation. Page 5 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 5 (pdf)
    766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. Page 5 (pdf)
    766.112 Comparative fault. Page 5 (pdf)
    768.1355 Florida Volunteer Protection Act. Page 5 (pdf)
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    768.295 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited. Page 5 (pdf)
    944.713 Insurance against liability. Page 5 (pdf)
    946.5026 Sovereign immunity in tort actions. Page 5 (pdf)
    946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries. Page 5 (pdf)
    961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.34 Charter technical career centers. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.88 School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program. Page 5 (pdf)
    1006.24 Tort liability; liability insurance. Page 5 (pdf)
    1006.261 Use of school buses for public purposes. Page 5 (pdf)

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