Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 837 — Civil Remedies

Last action — Chapter No. 2023-15

  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 February 15, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on March 24, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    4 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Civil Remedies; Creates rebuttable presumption that lodestar fee is sufficient & reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reduces statute of limitations for negligence actions; provides standards for bad faith actions; provides for distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of single occurrence exceed policy limits; limits applicability of provisions relating to attorney fees in certain actions against insurers; provides standards for evidence to prove damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requires certain disclosures with respect to claims for medical expenses for treatment rendered under letters of protection; requires trier of fact to consider fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury; provides that owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property which substantially implements specified security measures on that property has presumption against liability in connection with certain criminal acts that occur on premises; revises provisions relating to immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property; specifies applicability of provisions relating to offer of judgment & demand for judgment.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2023-15

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. In Messages

  6. Immediately certified

  7. CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15

  8. Read 3rd time

  9. Placed on 3rd reading

  10. Amendment(s) failed (113938, 129080)

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 236

  13. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  14. Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

  15. Received

  16. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  17. In Messages

  18. CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 31

  19. Read 3rd time

  20. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  21. Placed on 3rd reading

  22. Amendment 263047 adopted as amended

  23. Amendment 662849 Failed

  24. Amendment 353849 Failed

  25. Amendment 885617 Failed

  26. Amendment 473057 Failed

  27. Amendment 065491 adopted

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/16/2023)

  30. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  31. Bill referred to House Calendar

  32. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  33. CS Filed

  34. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  35. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  36. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  37. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  38. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  39. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  40. Now in Judiciary Committee

  41. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  42. CS Filed

  43. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  44. Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee

  45. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee

  46. Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda

  47. Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee

  48. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  49. Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee

  50. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 152 not signed on · 56 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (152)

152 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16402
Democrat 0600
Unaffiliated 7400
No Party Affiliation 0100
Total 231502
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Nay
Baxley — Yea
Book — Nay
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Nay
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Nay
Berman, Lori Democrat Nay
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Nay
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Nay
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Nay
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Nay
Brodeur, Jason Republican Nay
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Not Voting
Grall, Erin Republican Nay
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Nay
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Not Voting
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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D - 113938, Amendment, Second Reading

Failed 16 Yea · 23 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51601
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 4700
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 162301
% of votes cast 40%58%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Nay
Book — Yea
Stewart — Nay
Hutson — Nay
Ingoglia — Nay
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Nay
Collins — Nay
Perry — Nay
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Nay
Boyd, Jim Republican Nay
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Nay
Burton, Colleen Republican Nay
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Nay
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Nay
Garcia, Ileana Republican Not Voting
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Nay
Hooper, Ed Republican Nay
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Nay
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Nay
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Nay
Simon, Corey Republican Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Nay
Vacant Republican Nay
Wright, Tom A. Republican Nay
Yarborough, Clay Republican Nay

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 31 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 59302
Unaffiliated 20403
Democrat 12403
Total 803108
% of votes cast 67%26%0%7%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Clemons — Yea
Beltran — Not Voting
Casello — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fine — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Nay
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Benjamin — Nay
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Silvers — Nay
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Nay
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Nay
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Nay
Daley, Dan Democrat Nay
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Nay
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Nay
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Nay
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Not Voting
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Nay
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Nay
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
Tant, Allison Democrat Not Voting
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Nay
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Nay
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Not Voting
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Not Voting
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Nay
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Nay
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 16 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1700
Republican 13100
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 16800
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Payne — Yea
Altman — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Nay
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Nay
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee)

Passed 12 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 0401
Unaffiliated 1100
Republican 11100
Total 12601
% of votes cast 63%32%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Nay
Roth — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Not Voting
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Nay
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Nay
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 837 do?
Civil Remedies; Creates rebuttable presumption that lodestar fee is sufficient & reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; reduces statute of limitations for negligence actions; provides standards for bad faith actions; provides for distribution of proceeds when two or more third-party claims arising out of single occurrence exceed policy limits; limits applicability of provisions relating to attorney fees in certain actions against insurers; provides standards for evidence to prove damages for medical expenses in certain civil actions; requires certain disclosures with respect to claims for medical expenses for treatment rendered under letters of protection; requires trier of fact to consider fault of certain persons who contribute to an injury; provides that owner or principal operator of multifamily residential property which substantially implements specified security measures on that property has presumption against liability in connection with certain criminal acts that occur on premises; revises provisions relating to immunity from liability for injury to trespassers on real property; specifies applicability of provisions relating to offer of judgment & demand for judgment.
Who sponsors HB 837?
HB 837 is sponsored by Roth, Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" (Republican), Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" (Republican), Killebrew, Caruso, Botana, Adam (Republican), Barnaby, Webster (Republican), Fabricio, Tom (Republican), Civil Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Gregory, Emily (Democrat), and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 837?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2023. Enacted.
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