CS/CS/SB 236 (2023) -  Civil Remedies

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Banking and Insurance and Hutson
Civil Remedies: Creating a rebuttable presumption that a lodestar fee is a sufficient and reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reducing the statute of limitations for negligence actions; providing standards for bad faith actions; providing for the distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of a single occurrence exceed policy limits; providing standards for the admissibility of evidence to prove the cost of damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requiring the trier of fact to consider the fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/22/23 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2023-15) -SJ 214 on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:38 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 03/07/23 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 3
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/14/23 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (1) (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 4
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/16/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 6

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 837 Subject: Civil Remedies Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 1165 Subject: Premises Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1274 Subject: Premises Liability for Criminal Acts by Third Parties Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
    • D 579264 , Grall Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 0
    • AA 331008 , Grall Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 5
    • SA 500396 , Grall Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 331
    • ASA 931722 , Grall Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 6
    • D 522644 , Grall Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 0
    • AA 716016 , Stewart Date Filed: 03/22/23, Line#: 688
    • A 851654 , Martin Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 331
    • A 834612 , Berman Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 630
    • A 904952 , Bradley Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 631
    • A 597030 , Grall Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 718
    • A 912494 , Martin Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 735
    • A 496878 , Martin Date Filed: 03/21/23, Line#: 952
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 209768 , Judiciary, Hutson Date Filed: 03/13/23, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Favorable 03/14/2023 07:16 PM
    • AA 784578 , Judiciary, Book Date Filed: 03/14/23, Line#: 647 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/14/2023 07:16 PM
    • AA 677606 , Judiciary, Thompson Date Filed: 03/14/23, Line#: 647 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/14/2023 07:16 PM
    • SD 344956 , Fiscal Policy, Hutson Date Filed: 03/15/23, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2023 12:42 PM
    • ASA 532740 , Fiscal Policy, Torres Date Filed: 03/15/23, Line#: 575 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/17/2023 12:42 PM
    • ASA 636650 , Fiscal Policy, Osgood Date Filed: 03/15/23, Line#: 662 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2023 12:42 PM
    • ASA 544944 , Fiscal Policy, Osgood Date Filed: 03/15/23, Line#: 678 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/17/2023 12:42 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 604216 , Banking and Insurance, Thompson Date Filed: 03/06/23, Line#: 203 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/08/2023 05:43 PM
    • A 938524 , Banking and Insurance, Thompson Date Filed: 03/06/23, Line#: 387 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/08/2023 05:43 PM
    • A 601968 , Banking and Insurance, Powell Date Filed: 03/06/23, Line#: 544 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/08/2023 05:43 PM
    • A 425210 , Banking and Insurance, Hutson Date Filed: 03/06/23, Line#: 814 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/08/2023 05:43 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 3/20/2023 10:03:29 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 3/15/2023 8:13:35 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/14/2023 8:41:23 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/13/2023 3:31:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/8/2023 5:41:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/6/2023 3:52:31 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 837 (Ch. 2023-15) -SJ 214 Time: 03/22/2023 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 837 -SJ 214 Time: 03/22/2023 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 213 Time: 03/22/2023 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time Time: 03/21/2023 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/22/23 Time: 03/20/2023 - 7:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/20/2023 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/20/2023 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 Time: 03/16/2023 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/15/2023 - 7:31 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 03/15/2023 - 7:15 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments) Time: 03/14/2023 - 7:29 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary (209768); YEAS 8 NAYS 4 Time: 03/14/2023 - 7:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time Time: 03/14/2023 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/23, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/09/2023 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 03/09/2023 - 9:32 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/09/2023 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 Time: 03/07/2023 - 6:49 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/02/2023 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy Time: 03/02/2023 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/02/2023 - 8:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
57.104 CS/CS/HB 837
86.121 CS/CS/HB 837
95.11 CS/CS/CS/HB 85, SB 268, CS/SB 360, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413, CS/HB 7045, SB 7064
475.01 SB 268, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413
475.611 SB 268, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413
517.191 CS/SB 180*, CS/CS/HB 253*, SB 268, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413
624.123 CS/CS/HB 837
624.155 HB 429, SB 586, CS/CS/HB 837, SB 1340, HB 1431
624.1552 CS/CS/HB 837
624.488 CS/CS/HB 837
626.9373 CS/CS/HB 837
627.062 CS/CS/CS/SB 418, CS/CS/HB 505, CS/CS/CS/HB 799, CS/CS/HB 837
627.401 CS/CS/HB 837
627.428 CS/CS/HB 837
627.441 CS/CS/HB 837
627.727 HB 429, SB 586, CS/CS/HB 837
627.736 HB 429, SB 586, CS/CS/HB 837
627.756 CS/CS/HB 837
628.6016 CS/CS/HB 837
631.70 CS/CS/HB 837
631.926 CS/CS/HB 837
632.638 CS/CS/HB 837, HB 1483
768.0427 CS/CS/HB 837
768.0701 CS/CS/HB 837, HB 1165
768.0706 CS/CS/HB 837, HB 1165, SB 1274
768.81 CS/CS/HB 837

(*) Not the latest version