Florida House Bill 1103 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2015-92)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Creates "Patent Troll Prevention Act"; prohibits bad faith assertions of patent infringement from being made; provides factors that courts may consider when determining whether allegation was or was not made in bad faith; authorizes courts to require patent infringement plaintiff to post bond under certain circumstances; limits bond amount; authorizes courts to waive bond requirement in certain circumstances; authorizes private rights of action for violations; authorizes courts to award certain relief to prevailing plaintiffs; provides exemptions.

Patent Infringement

House Judiciary Committee	House Civil Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Charlie Stone [R]	Rep. MaryLynn Magar [R]
Rep. David Santiago [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-28	House	Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2015-92)
2015-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-04-10	House	CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
2015-04-09	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-04-08	House	CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2015-04-06	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/08/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2015-03-18	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2015-03-18	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2015-03-17	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-03-17	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
2015-03-13	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/17/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2015-03-08	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-02-26	House	Filed

S1084 (Same As) 2015-05-01 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2015-92)
S1362 (Similar To) 2015-04-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2015-92)
H0439 (Similar To) 2015-06-03 - Chapter No. 2015-92

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
501	991		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	992		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	993		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	994		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	995		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	996		Amended Code	See Bill Text
501	997		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103/Amendment/696565/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103/Amendment/686023/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1103/Amendment/683741/PDF