Florida House Bill 1053 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires political subdivision to serve written notice to AG when commencing civil action; authorizes AG to determine that action involves matter of great governmental concern; provides AG specified timeframe in which to file civil action based on matter of great governmental concern; stays civil action commenced by political subdivision under specified circumstances; requires that any funds recovered by AG in civil action based on matter of great governmental concern be deposited in General Revenue Fund; requires state court to dismiss civil action commenced by political subdivision alleging matter of great governmental concern under specified circumstances.

Attorney General Designation of Matters of Great Governmental Concern

House Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee

Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]

Rep. Tommy Gregory [R]

2021-04-06 - House - House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee (Y: 11 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2021-04-09	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2021-04-09	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-04-09	House	Original reference removed: Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2021-04-08	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-04-08	House	CS Filed
2021-04-08	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-04-08	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-04-06	House	Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-04-02	House	PCS added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-25	House	Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-02-25	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-02-25	House	Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
2021-02-25	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-02-17	House	Filed

S102 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules
S1874 (Similar To) 2021-02-26 - Withdrawn prior to introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	65		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1053
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1053/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1053/BillText/c1/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1053/Analyses/h1053.CIV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=60105&IsPCB=1&BillId=72150