CS/HB 391 (2011) - Expert Testimony

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Metz (CO-SPONSORS) Weinstein

Expert Testimony: Provides that witness qualified as expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in form of opinion as to facts at issue in case; requires courts of this state to interpret & apply principles of expert testimony in conformity with specified U.S. Supreme Court decisions; provides that facts or data that are otherwise inadmissible in evidence may not be disclosed to jury by proponent of opinion or inference unless court determines that probative value of facts or data in assisting jury to evaluate expert's opinion substantially outweighs prejudicial effect of facts or data.

Effective Date: July 1, 2011

Last Event: 05/07/11 S Died in Judiciary on Saturday, May 7, 2011 3:35 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Civil Justice Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 03/14/11 4:00 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
Judiciary Committee
- On agenda for: 04/12/11 1:00 PM
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- Favorable (final action) See Votes

Senate Referrals

Judiciary

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 822	Subject: Expert Testimony	Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 1
- A 238148 , Negron Date Filed: 05/05/11, Line#: 19
- A 426216 , Fasano Date Filed: 05/04/11, Line#: 23
- A 832252 , Bennett Date Filed: 05/05/11, Line#: 42 Senate: Withdrawn 5/6/2011 8:19:57 AM
- A 414072 , Negron Date Filed: 05/05/11, Line#: 56
Original Filed Version

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/12/2011 8:43:52 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/11/2011 12:24:52 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/15/2011 11:12:27 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/11/2011 6:50:59 PM

Vote History

Chamber	Date	Yeas	Nays	Action	Action 2	Vote Detail	Barcode
Chamber: House	Date: 05/02/2011 03:37 PM	Yeas: 83	Nays: 33	Action: Passage	Action 2:	Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 452]	Barcode:

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary	Time: 05/07/2011 - 3:35 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 1018	Time: 05/05/2011 - 9:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Judiciary -SJ 1018	Time: 05/05/2011 - 8:54 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: S In Messages	Time: 05/02/2011 - 4:52 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate	Time: 05/02/2011 - 4:50 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Passage on third reading	Time: 05/02/2011 - 3:37 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 33	Time: 05/02/2011 - 3:36 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time	Time: 05/02/2011 - 3:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar	Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:35 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time	Time: 04/29/2011 - 3:36 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2011)	Time: 04/27/2011 - 8:20 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:44 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar	Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:44 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee	Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:44 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee	Time: 04/12/2011 - 5:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 04/08/2011 - 4:16 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/16/2011 - 2:59 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/16/2011 - 2:59 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/15/2011 - 10:20 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 03/15/2011 - 11:20 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a)	Time: 03/15/2011 - 11:20 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 03/15/2011 - 11:13 AM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 03/14/2011 - 6:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda	Time: 03/10/2011 - 4:12 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 01/25/2011 - 7:35 AM	Member: Metz	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
90.702	CS/SB 822
90.704	CS/SB 822