HB 579 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency

Summary

Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency; Provides that specified actions taken by business during declared emergencies may not be used as evidence in certain civil causes of action.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2021

How they voted

113–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 118

Apr 14, 2021

D Democratic39

37 Yea 2

94% Yea

R Republican79

76 Yea 3

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee agenda

lower

Mar 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee

lower

Mar 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Mar 10, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors