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Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 6515 — Relief/Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr./the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach

Last action July 08, 2019 — Chapter No. 2019-186

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 ALegislature ~~bill~~2 to be ~~entitled~~ An act for the relief of the Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr., by the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach;

~~hb6515-01-c1~~hb6515-02-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature WHEREAS, the Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr., filed a lawsuit against his employer, the City of West Palm Beach, who owns and operates the water reclamation facility, as well as Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach, who have a beneficial interest in the water reclamation facility where the accident occurred, and WHEREAS, it is alleged that, before the drowning occurred, the City of West Palm Beach as the owner and operator of the water reclamation facility hired an engineering firm to perform a visual inspection of the facility and the firm identified several safety issues that required immediate attention, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the drowning, the City of West Palm Beach as the owner and operator of the water reclamation facility hired a separate engineering company to perform an analysis of the drowning, which revealed that the grate that collapsed was missing an attachment, causing the grate to slide off the supporting ledge, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the drowning, an e-mail written by another employee of the facility alleged that complaints about other catwalks at the facility were brought to the attention of the City of West Palm Beach prior to the drowning, and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2018, the parties participated in mediation, and a settlement in the amount of $400,000 was reached as a compromise with no defendant admitting liability, Page 2 of 4 CODING:

~~hb6515-01-c1~~hb6515-02-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature of which the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach have collectively paid the statutory limit of $300,000, and $100,000 remaining to be paid by the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach collectively upon approval of a claim bill, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

~~hb6515-01-c1~~hb6515-02-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature and future claims arising out of the factual situation alleged in this act which resulted in the death of Herminio Padilla, Jr.

~~hb6515-01-c1~~hb6515-02-er

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6515 2019 A ~~bill~~ to be ~~entitled~~ An act for the relief of the Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr., by the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach;

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature 2 An act for the relief of the Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr., by the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach;

~~hb6515-01-c1~~ F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6515 2019 WHEREAS, the Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr., filed a lawsuit against his employer, the City of West Palm Beach, who owns and operates the water reclamation facility, as well as Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach, who have a beneficial interest in the water reclamation facility where the accident occurred, and WHEREAS, it is alleged that, before the drowning occurred, the City of West Palm Beach as the owner and operator of the water reclamation facility hired an engineering firm to perform a visual inspection of the facility and the firm identified several safety issues that required immediate attention, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the drowning, the City of West Palm Beach as the owner and operator of the water reclamation facility hired a separate engineering company to perform an analysis of the drowning, which revealed that the grate that collapsed was missing an attachment, causing the grate to slide off the supporting ledge, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the drowning, an e-mail written by another employee of the facility alleged that complaints about other catwalks at the facility were brought to the attention of the City of West Palm Beach prior to the drowning, and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2018, the parties participated in mediation, and a settlement in the amount of $400,000 was reached as a compromise with no defendant admitting liability, Page 2 of 4 CODING:

hb6515-02-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature WHEREAS, the Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr., filed a lawsuit against his employer, the City of West Palm Beach, who owns and operates the water reclamation facility, as well as Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach, who have a beneficial interest in the water reclamation facility where the accident occurred, and WHEREAS, it is alleged that, before the drowning occurred, the City of West Palm Beach as the owner and operator of the water reclamation facility hired an engineering firm to perform a visual inspection of the facility and the firm identified several safety issues that required immediate attention, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the drowning, the City of West Palm Beach as the owner and operator of the water reclamation facility hired a separate engineering company to perform an analysis of the drowning, which revealed that the grate that collapsed was missing an attachment, causing the grate to slide off the supporting ledge, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the drowning, an e-mail written by another employee of the facility alleged that complaints about other catwalks at the facility were brought to the attention of the City of West Palm Beach prior to the drowning, and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2018, the parties participated in mediation, and a settlement in the amount of $400,000 was reached as a compromise with no defendant admitting liability, Page 2 of 4 CODING:

~~hb6515-01-c1~~ F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6515 2019 of which the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach have collectively paid the statutory limit of $300,000, and $100,000 remaining to be paid by the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach collectively upon approval of a claim bill, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

hb6515-02-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature of which the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach have collectively paid the statutory limit of $300,000, and $100,000 remaining to be paid by the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach collectively upon approval of a claim bill, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

~~hb6515-01-c1~~ F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  CS/HB 6515 2019 and future claims arising out of the factual situation alleged in this act which resulted in the death of Herminio Padilla, Jr.

hb6515-02-er F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S  ENROLLED CS/HB 6515 2019 Legislature and future claims arising out of the factual situation alleged in this act which resulted in the death of Herminio Padilla, Jr.

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Action History

July 08, 2019
Chapter No. 2019-186
May 23, 2019
Approved by Governor
May 22, 2019
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
May 01, 2019
Ordered enrolled
May 01, 2019
CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 2
May 01, 2019
Read 3rd time
April 30, 2019
Placed on 3rd reading
April 30, 2019
Read 2nd time
April 30, 2019
Substituted for CS/CS/SB 200
April 30, 2019
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
April 30, 2019
Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
April 22, 2019
Received
April 18, 2019
Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
April 17, 2019
In Messages
April 17, 2019
CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 2
April 17, 2019
Read 3rd time
April 17, 2019
Read 2nd time
April 11, 2019
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
April 03, 2019
Placed on Calendar
April 03, 2019
Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
April 01, 2019
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
March 27, 2019
Now in Judiciary Committee
March 27, 2019
CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
March 26, 2019
Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
March 25, 2019
CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
March 21, 2019
On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall
March 05, 2019
Introduced
February 28, 2019
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
February 19, 2019
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Fernandez-Barquin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

May 01, 2019

Passed 30 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	9	0	0	0
Democrat	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	19	2	0	7
No Party Affiliation	0	0	0	1
Total	30	2	0	8
% of votes cast	75%	5%	0%	20%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Book	—	Not Voting
Bracy	—	Yea
Broxson	—	Yea
Cruz	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Not Voting
Farmer	—	Yea
Gainer	—	Nay
Hutson	—	Yea
Powell	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Taddeo	—	Yea
Thurston	—	Not Voting
Torres	—	Yea
Rader	—	Yea
Baxley	—	Yea
Gibson	—	Yea
Benacquisto	—	Yea
Simmons	—	Yea
Simpson	—	Yea
Stargel	—	Yea
Brandes	—	Yea
Montford	—	Yea
Perry	—	Nay
Galvano	—	Yea
Flores	—	Not Voting
Bean	—	Not Voting
Lee	—	Not Voting
Braynon	—	Not Voting
Berman, Lori	Democrat	Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin	Democrat	Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B.	No Party Affiliation	Not Voting
Albritton, Ben	Republican	Yea
Bradley, Jennifer	Republican	Yea
Gruters, Joe	Republican	Yea
Harrell, Gayle	Republican	Yea
Hooper, Ed	Republican	Yea
Mayfield, Debbie	Republican	Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea
Wright, Tom A.	Republican	Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

April 17, 2019

Passed 113 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	11	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	78	2	0	1
Republican	24	0	0	1
Total	113	2	0	2
% of votes cast	97%	2%	0%	2%

How each member voted (117)

Member	Party	Vote
Ausley	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Byrd	—	Yea
Cummings	—	Yea
Diamond	—	Yea
Donalds	—	Yea
Drake	—	Yea
DuBose	—	Yea
Duran	—	Yea
Eagle	—	Yea
Fine	—	Yea
Fischer	—	Yea
Geller	—	Yea
Good	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Ingoglia	—	Yea
Jacobs	—	Yea
Jacquet	—	Yea
Jenne	—	Yea
Killebrew	—	Yea
Magar	—	Yea
Mariano	—	Yea
McGhee	—	Yea
Mercado	—	Yea
Newton	—	Yea
Oliva	—	Nay
Payne	—	Yea
Pigman	—	Nay
Ponder	—	Yea
Pritchett	—	Yea
Renner	—	Yea
Rommel	—	Yea
Roth	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Silvers	—	Yea
Sprowls	—	Yea
Stevenson	—	Yea
Stone	—	Yea
Toledo	—	Yea
Tomkow	—	Yea
Willhite	—	Yea
Williamson	—	Yea
Alexander	—	Yea
Aloupis	—	Yea
Altman	—	Yea
Grant, J.	—	Yea
Raschein	—	Yea
Grant, M.	—	Yea
Roach	—	Yea
Grieco	—	Yea
Robinson	—	Yea
Bell	—	Yea
Hage	—	Yea
Rodrigues, R.	—	Yea
Beltran	—	Yea
Hart	—	Yea
Hattersley	—	Yea
Sabatini	—	Yea
Bush	—	Yea
Caruso	—	Yea
Casello	—	Yea
Clemons	—	Yea
Cortes	—	Yea
Latvala	—	Yea
Sullivan	—	Yea
Valdes	—	Yea
Fernandez	—	Yea
Omphroy	—	Yea
Watson, B.	—	Yea
Fernandez-Barquin	—	Yea
Watson, C.	—	Yea
Fetterhoff	—	Yea
Webb	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Fitzenhagen	—	Yea
Goff-Marcil	—	Yea
Polo	—	Yea
Zika	—	Yea
Slosberg	—	Not Voting
La Rosa	—	Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri"	—	Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley	Democrat	Yea
Daniels, Kimberly	Democrat	Yea
Davis, Tracie	Democrat	Yea
Driskell, Fentrice	Democrat	Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V.	Democrat	Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike"	Democrat	Yea
Gregory, Emily	Democrat	Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev"	Democrat	Yea
Joseph, Dotie	Democrat	Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott	Democrat	Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo	Democrat	Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex"	Republican	Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck"	Republican	Yea
Buchanan, James	Republican	Yea
Burton, Colleen	Republican	Yea
DiCeglie, Nick	Republican	Yea
Duggan, Wyman	Republican	Yea
Grall, Erin	Republican	Yea
Johnson, Chad	Republican	Yea
LaMarca, Chip	Republican	Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom"	Republican	Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr.	Republican	Yea
McClain, Stan	Republican	Yea
McClure, Lawrence	Republican	Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby"	Republican	Yea
Perez, Daniel	Republican	Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders	Republican	Yea
Plasencia, Susan	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea
Sirois, Tyler I.	Republican	Yea
Smith, David	Republican	Yea
Stark, Paula A.	Republican	Yea
Trumbull, Jay	Republican	Not Voting
Vacant	Republican	Yea
Yarborough, Clay	Republican	Yea

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Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

April 03, 2019

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	1
Republican	2	0	0	1
Democrat	3	0	0	0
Total	16	0	0	2
% of votes cast	89%	0%	0%	11%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Diamond	—	Yea
Geller	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Killebrew	—	Yea
Mercado	—	Yea
Renner	—	Yea
Rommel	—	Yea
Alexander	—	Not Voting
Beltran	—	Yea
Fernandez-Barquin	—	Yea
Fitzenhagen	—	Yea
Grant, J.	—	Yea
Driskell, Fentrice	Democrat	Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike"	Democrat	Yea
Gregory, Emily	Democrat	Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck"	Republican	Yea
LaMarca, Chip	Republican	Not Voting
Sirois, Tyler I.	Republican	Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee)

March 25, 2019

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	1
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democrat	2	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	1
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Payne	—	Yea
Rommel	—	Yea
Stone	—	Yea
Toledo	—	Yea
Bell	—	Yea
Beltran	—	Yea
Hattersley	—	Yea
Omphroy	—	Not Voting
Diamond	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Mercado	—	Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri"	—	Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley	Democrat	Yea
Gregory, Emily	Democrat	Yea
DiCeglie, Nick	Republican	Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

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Identifier: HB 6515
Jurisdiction: Florida
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 19, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Fernandez-Barquin

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Action History

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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Co-sponsors (0)

Not signed on (163)

Votes

Third Reading

Passage, Third Reading

Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee)

Subjects

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