SB 1276 Florida Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Litigation Financing

Summary
Litigation Financing; Citing this act as the "Litigation Investment Safeguards and Transparency Act"; requiring a court’s consideration of potential conflicts of interest which may arise from the existence of a litigation financing agreement in specified circumstances; prohibiting specified acts by litigation financiers; requiring certain disclosures related to litigation financing agreements and the involvement of foreign persons, foreign principals, or sovereign wealth funds; requiring the indemnification of specified fees, costs, and sanctions by a litigation financier in specified circumstances, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Last action Mar 8, 2024
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Committee
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Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/07/24, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/22/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jay Collins
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