2024 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0720: Asbestos and Silica Claims
Legislative Summary
Revising the information required to be included in a sworn information form for asbestos or silica claims filed after a specified date; specifying that such a form is inadmissible in evidence, and may not be relied upon by a witness, at trial; requiring courts to dismiss certain claims upon a motion by a defendant, etc.
Bill History
12/6/2023
Filed
Senate
12/15/2023
Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
Senate
1/9/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/31/2024
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
2/5/2024
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Senate
2/6/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/6/2024
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
2/6/2024
Original reference(s) removed: Commerce and Tourism
Senate
2/6/2024
Remaining references corrected to Rules
Senate
2/6/2024
Now in Rules
Senate
2/16/2024
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/21/2024
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 5
Senate
2/21/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/28/2024
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
Senate
3/1/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/1/2024
Amendment(s) adopted (832146)
Senate
3/1/2024
Ordered engrossed
Senate
3/1/2024
Placed on 3rd reading
Senate
3/4/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/4/2024
CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6
Senate
3/4/2024
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Died in Messages
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Floor Amendment #832146
2/29/2024Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #387426
2/2/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RCS#6
3/4/2024
29
Yea
6
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
2/21/2024
12
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
2/5/2024
8
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Travis Hutson
Republican