CS/CS/SB 594 (2011) -  Sovereign Immunity

General Bill by Community Affairs and Judiciary and Hays
Sovereign Immunity: Requires that a claim in a wrongful death case be presented to the Department of Financial Services (DFS) within 2 years after the claim accrues. Provides that failure of the DFS or the appropriate agency to make final disposition of a claim for wrongful death within 90 days after it is filed is deemed to be a final denial of the claim. Tolls the statute of limitations for the period of time taken by the DFS or other agency to deny a medical malpractice or wrongful death claim. Specifies applicability to workers' compensation claims, etc.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: 04/29/11 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2011-113) -SJ 593 on Friday, April 29, 2011 10:17 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/09/11 3:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 03/30/11 3:45 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 04/11/11 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 277 Subject: Sovereign Immunity Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/13/2011 10:21:54 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/8/2011 2:16:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/31/2011 1:57:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/29/2011 11:20:48 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/14/2011 8:41:35 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/8/2011 4:01:45 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2011-113) -SJ 593 Time: 04/29/2011 - 10:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 277 -SJ 593 Time: 04/29/2011 - 10:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (342126) -SJ 593 Time: 04/29/2011 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 593 Time: 04/29/2011 - 10:16 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11 Time: 04/27/2011 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 477 Time: 04/26/2011 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 471 Time: 04/13/2011 - 8:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/12/2011 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by- Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 471 Time: 04/11/2011 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/11/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/06/2011 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs -SJ 322 Time: 03/31/2011 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 322 Time: 03/30/2011 - 6:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/30/11, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/25/2011 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 213 Time: 03/14/2011 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 204 Time: 03/14/2011 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/11/2011 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 204 Time: 03/09/2011 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 51 Time: 03/07/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/04/2011 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs -SJ 51 Time: 02/09/2011 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/25/2011 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
768.28 CS/CS/HB 277*, HB 615, HB 623, SB 966, CS/CS/HB 1393, CS/SB 1676, SB 1924, CS/CS/CS/SB 1972

(*) Not the latest version