2024 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1179: Litigation Financing

Legislative Summary

Requires court's consideration of specified conflicts of interest; prohibits specified acts by litigation financiers; requires disclosures & discovery relating to litigation financing agreements; requires indemnification of specified fees, costs, & sanctions; voids certain litigation financing agreements; provides for enforcement of specified violations under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Bill History

1/3/2024
Filed
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
1/23/2024
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #920767

2/5/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Civil Justice Subcommittee
1/25/2024
11
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/3/2024141.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/2/2024234.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2024234.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/25/2024233.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/23/2024235.3 KB