Florida House Bill 379 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-23 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 458 (Ch. 2016-45)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Revises specified disclosures & notices that are or may be required to be given in order to effect transfers of structured settlement payment rights & payments under such rights; revises time limit by which written response to application for transferring such rights must be filed; provides requirements for filing & contents of application; requires court to hold hearing on application; requires payee to appear in person unless court determines that good cause exists to excuse payee; provides that transferee is solely responsible for compliance with certain requirements; provides that following issuance of court order approving transfer, structured settlement obligor & annuity issuer may rely on order in redirecting certain payments & are released & discharged from certain liability; provides for construction if terms of structured settlement prohibit transfer for payment rights.

Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights

House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. David Santiago [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 458 (Ch. 2016-45)
2016-02-23	House	Substituted CS/SB 458
2016-02-19	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2016-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-10	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2016-02-08	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/10/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2016-02-03	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2016-02-02	House	CS/CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time
2016-02-02	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2016-02-01	House	CS/CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2016-01-28	House	On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/01/16, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2016-01-21	House	Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
2016-01-19	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2016-01-19	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2016-01-13	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2016-01-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2015-10-30	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-10-16	House	Filed

S0458 (Similar To) 2016-03-10 - Chapter No. 2016-45

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
626	99296		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/379
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0379/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0379/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0379/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0379/Amendment/212005/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0379/Amendment/639725/PDF