Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 6501 — Relief/Dontrell Stephens/Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Last action — Approved by Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 06, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Relief/Dontrell Stephens/Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; Providing for an appropriation to compensate him for personal injuries and damages sustained as the result of the negligence of a deputy of the office; providing for payment of compensation, fees, and costs; providing a limitation on the payment of attorney fees, lobbying fees, and costs; providing for the waiver and extinguishment of certain liens, etc. CLAIM: $4,500,000

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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/CS/HB 6501 2020 A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of Dontrell Stephens through Evett L.
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 6501 2020 A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of Dontrell Stephens through Evett L.
hb6501-02-c2 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/CS/HB 6501 2020 unarmed, and that he posed no reasonable threat to Deputy Lin, and WHEREAS, Mr.
hb6501-01-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 6501 2020 unarmed, and that he posed no reasonable threat to Deputy Lin, and WHEREAS, Mr.
hb6501-02-c2 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/CS/HB 6501 2020 WHEREAS, in the 5 years since being paralyzed, Mr.
hb6501-01-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 6501 2020 WHEREAS, in the 5 years since being paralyzed, Mr.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is authorized and directed to appropriate from funds of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office not otherwise encumbered and to draw a warrant in the sum of $4,500,000, payable to Evett L.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is authorized and directed to appropriate from funds of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office not otherwise encumbered and to draw a warrant in the sum of $22,431,892.05 plus post-judgment interest as ordered in the final judgment, along with remaining costs in the amount of $60,000, payable to Evett L.
Simmons, as guardian of the property of Dontrell Stephens, to fund the future care of Dontrell Stephens and as compensation for injuries and damages sustained.
Simmons, as guardian of the property of Dontrell Stephens, as compensation for injuries and damages sustained.
The amount paid by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office pursuant to s.
The amount paid by the Palm Beach County Page 3 of 4 CODING:
768.28, Florida Statutes, and Page 3 of 4 CODING:
hb6501-02-c2 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/CS/HB 6501 2020 the amount awarded under this act are intended to provide the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising out of the factual situation described in this act which resulted in injuries suffered by Dontrell Stephens.
hb6501-01-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 6501 2020 Sheriff's Office pursuant to s.
The total amount paid for attorney fees, lobbying fees, and costs and other related expenses relating to this claim may not exceed 25 percent of the amount awarded under this act.
768.28, Florida Statutes, and the amount awarded under this act are intended to provide the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising out of the factual situation described in this act which resulted in injuries suffered by Dontrell Stephens.
Of the amount awarded under this act, the total amount paid for attorney fees may not exceed $4,486,378.41, the total amount paid for lobbying fees may not exceed $1,121,594.61, and the total amount paid for costs or other similar expenses not otherwise specified may not exceed $109,736.74.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  3. Ordered enrolled

  4. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 2

  5. Read 3rd time

  6. Placed on 3rd reading

  7. Read 2nd time

  8. Substituted for CS/SB 4

  9. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  10. Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules

  11. Received

  12. Referred to Judiciary; Rules

  13. In Messages

  14. CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. Placed on 3rd reading

  17. Amendment(s) adopted (038235)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20

  20. Placed on Calendar

  21. CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time

  22. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  23. CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

  24. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall

  25. Now in Judiciary Committee

  26. CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time

  27. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  28. CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2

  29. On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall

  30. Introduced

  31. Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee

  32. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 25201
Democrat 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 37201
% of votes cast 93%5%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Nay
Gainer — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Book — Yea
Stargel — Nay
Bracy — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Lee — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Montford — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Perry — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Powell — Yea
President Galvano — Not Voting
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
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

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78003
Republican 27000
Democrat 11001
Total 116004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Good — Yea
Polo — Yea
Altman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Roach — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Hart — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Bush — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Roth — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Casello — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Magar — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Stone — Yea
Drake — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Duran — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Webb — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Fine — Yea
Payne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Geller — Yea
Zika — Yea
Grant, J. — Not Voting
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jacquet — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan 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 Not Voting
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
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" 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
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Republican 3000
Democrat 3000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Geller — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Hill — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee)

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1000
Unaffiliated 6200
Republican 4002
Total 11202
% of votes cast 73%13%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Diamond — Yea
Hill — Nay
Mercado — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Payne — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Stone — Nay
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Not Voting
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Not Voting
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea

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What does HB 6501 do?
Relief/Dontrell Stephens/Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; Providing for an appropriation to compensate him for personal injuries and damages sustained as the result of the negligence of a deputy of the office; providing for payment of compensation, fees, and costs; providing a limitation on the payment of attorney fees, lobbying fees, and costs; providing for the waiver and extinguishment of certain liens, etc. CLAIM: $4,500,000
Who sponsors HB 6501?
HB 6501 is sponsored by Fernandez-Barquin and Joseph, Dotie (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 6501?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 06, 2019. Enacted.
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