SB 1918 (2011) -  Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising

General Bill by Margolis
Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising: Requires advertising from a 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 the Supreme Court of Florida's Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations relating to legal and medical referral advertising and relief to persons affected, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2011
Last Event: 05/07/11 S Died in Budget on Saturday, May 7, 2011 3:35 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Regulation
    • On agenda for: 04/12/11 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1237 Subject: Legal and Medical Referral Service Advertising Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/22/2011 10:39:07 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 4/13/2011 1:03:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 4/11/2011 11:18:56 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Budget Time: 05/07/2011 - 3:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Budget Time: 04/28/2011 - 12:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 561 Time: 04/28/2011 - 12:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/25/11, 9:45 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered Time: 04/20/2011 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 469 Time: 04/13/2011 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Regulation; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Time: 04/12/2011 - 7:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/07/2011 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 245 Time: 03/22/2011 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 246 Time: 03/16/2011 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/05/2011 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: __