Florida Attractions Association

Parental Authority - Pre-Injury Waiver

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Proposed Legislatiion (House Bill 363)

Proposed Legislation (Senate Bill 886)

House Staff Analysis (3/9/09) Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee

House Staff Analysis A (3-19-09) Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee

House Staff Analysis B (3-20-09) Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee

Victor E. Schwartz, Public Policy Group Analysis

Open Letter to FAA Members from William Large, Florida Justice Reform Institute


Legislative Action (Updated April 6, 2009)

Sponsor(s)
by Horner CoSponsors: Flores, Fresen, Hays, McKeel, Murzin, Plakon, Roberson (K), Workman, Zapata, Coley  CS Sponsors: Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee

Summary
General Parental Authority: Authorizes natural guardians to waive & release, in advance, any claim or cause of action that would accrue to any of their minor children to same extent that any adult may do so on his or her own behalf. Effective Date: July 1, 2009

Actions
Date Chamber Action
01/14/09 HOUSE Filed
02/06/09 HOUSE Referred to Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee; Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee; General Government Policy Council
03/06/09 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee, 03/10/09, 8:00 am, 212 K
03/10/09 HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee
03/13/09 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee, 03/17/09, 8:00 am, 212 K
03/17/09 HOUSE Temporarily postponed by Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee; On Committee agenda - Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee, 03/19/09, 1:00 pm, 212 K
03/19/09 HOUSE Favorable by Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee; 16 Yeas, 4 Nays; Now in Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee
03/20/09 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee, 03/24/09, 8:00 am, 12 H
03/24/09 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/26/09 HOUSE Committee Substitute (C1) Text Filed; Placed on Calendar, on second reading

Sponsor(s)
by Oelrich

Summary
General Parental Authority [SPSC]; Authorizes natural guardians to waive and release, in advance, any claim or cause of action that would accrue to any of their minor children to the same extent that any adult may do so on his or her own behalf. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
01/21/09 SENATE Filed
01/30/09 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
03/20/09 SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/25/09, 10:15 am, 110 S
03/25/09 SENATE Temporarily postponed by Judiciary Committee
03/27/09 SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 04/01/09, 1:30 pm, 110 S - PCS
04/01/09 SENATE Not considered by Judiciary
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