HB 301

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Apr 16, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Suits Against the Government

Abstract

Suits Against the Government; Increases statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; authorizes subdivision to settle claim in excess of statutory limit without legislative action regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibits insurance policy from conditioning benefits on enactment of claim bill; specifies that limitations in effect on date claim accrues apply to that claim; revises period within which certain claims must be presented; revises exceptions relating to instituting tort claims against state or agencies or subdivisions; revises period after which failure of certain entities to make final disposition of claim shall be deemed final denial of claim for certain purposes; revises statute of limitations for tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions & exceptions.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Jun 16, 2025

Senate

Died in Rules

May 03, 2025

Senate

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Received

Apr 16, 2025

House

CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 11

House

Read 3rd time

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

House

Placed on 3rd reading

House

Read 2nd time

Senate

Referred to Rules

Senate

In Messages

Apr 10, 2025

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)

Apr 09, 2025

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

Bill referred to House Calendar

Apr 08, 2025

House

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

House

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

CS Filed

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

Apr 04, 2025

House

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

Mar 20, 2025

House

Now in Judiciary Committee

House

Reported out of Budget Committee

House

Favorable by Budget Committee

Mar 18, 2025

House

Added to Budget Committee agenda

Mar 04, 2025

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Feb 19, 2025

House

Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Now in Budget Committee

House

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Feb 12, 2025

House

Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

Feb 06, 2025

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

House

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Referred to Budget Committee

Jan 29, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 301 Filed PDF
H 301 c1 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
412749 - Amendment to H 301 Filed PDF
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/8/2025 3:30 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) (3/20/2025 6:16 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/19/2025 1:21 PM) PDF

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