CS/HB 1237 (2011) -  Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Kriseman (CO-SPONSORS) Soto; Steinberg
Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising: Requires advertising from medical or lawyer referral service related to motor vehicle accidents to comply with certain requirements regarding content; requires advertisements or unsolicited written communications from certain legal referral services related to motor vehicle accidents to comply with Supreme Court of Florida's Rules Regulating The Florida Bar; requires that published advertisements from lawyer referral service be filed with The Florida Bar along with affidavit meeting certain criteria; requires advertisements or unsolicited written communications from lawyer referral service to display certain information; requires referring person or entity to provide certain financial information to person referred to lawyer or health care provider; prohibits lawyer referral service to condition membership based on certain criteria; prohibits medical referral service from making referrals only to medical clinic or health care provider in which it has financial or ownership interest; provides penalties for violations relating to legal & medical referral advertising & relief to persons affected.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: Died in Economic Affairs Committee on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1918 Subject: Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/25/2011 2:51:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/22/2011 10:58:03 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Economic Affairs Committee Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/28/2011 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Economic Affairs Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/25/2011 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/25/2011 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/25/2011 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/23/2011 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/21/2011 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/04/2011 - 1:59 PM Member: Kriseman Committee: Version: __