HB 7081 (2009) -  Florida False Claims Act

General Bill by Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee and Thompson, N.
Florida False Claims Act: Authorizes rather than requires court to award attorney's fees & expenses to prevailing defendant under specified circumstances; provides applicability.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect upon becoming law and shall apply to any pending or future action brought under the Florida False Claims Act or any action pending on appeal on or after the effective date of this act.
Last Event: 05/02/09 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1986 (Ch. 2009-223), CS/CS/SB 2658 (Ch. 2009-193) on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Monday, April 27, 2009 2:09 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB CJCP 09-01 recommended by:
    Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7131 Subject: Health Care Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 1986 Subject: Health Care [SPSC] Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2286 Subject: Health Care [SPSC] Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2658 Subject: Fraud and Abuse in State-funded Programs [SPSC] Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care 4/15/2009 9:58:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care 4/14/2009 7:31:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council 4/13/2009 6:04:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council 4/3/2009 11:48:00 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee 3/20/2009 6:04:36 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee 3/17/2009 5:25:10 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/27/2009 09:45 AM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 239] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1986 (Ch. 2009-223), CS/CS/SB 2658 (Ch. 2009-193) Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/27/2009 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/27/2009 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/27/2009 - 9:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 Time: 04/27/2009 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/27/2009 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/23/2009 - 7:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 441205 adopted Time: 04/23/2009 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/23/2009 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 441205 filed Time: 04/22/2009 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2009) Time: 04/21/2009 - 7:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/15/2009 - 10:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/15/2009 - 10:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 04/15/2009 - 10:02 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 04/15/2009 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Added to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care agenda Time: 04/13/2009 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Now in Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 04/09/2009 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 04/09/2009 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 04/06/2009 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council agenda Time: 04/02/2009 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 04/01/2009 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 04/01/2009 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 04/01/2009 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/23/2009 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/20/2009 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
68.086 CS/HB 7131