Florida House Bill 1117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires specified organizations using specified facilities to comply with policies regarding bullying & harassment; requires FHSAA to adopt specified guidelines regarding promotion of respectful conduct in interscholastic athletics; requires that specified participants in athletics sign pledge; requires that certain athletics coaching staff be trained in policies promoting mutual respect in athletics; requires sanctions for bullying or harassment that occurs in games or competitions; prohibits bullying or harassment in intercollegiate athletics; provides that there is no private right of action; provides for referring of incidents to proper authorities; provides that it is an unlawful employment practice for professional sports franchise to fail to take reasonable measures to prevent abusive conduct; provides that there is no private right of action; provides for enforcement by AG in civil action; provides affirmative defense; provides that act may not be construed or implemented to infringe upon right of free speech.

Athletics

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Ritch Workman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Education Committee
2014-03-24	House	Now in Education Committee
2014-03-19	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2014-03-19	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-03-18	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1
2014-03-14	House	PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2014-03-05	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Education Committee; Judiciary Committee
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-25	House	Filed

S1282 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Died in Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1006	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	74		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	101		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	0438		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1117
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1117/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1117/BillText/c1/PDF