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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 301: Suits Against the Government

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 301 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Suits Against the Government. Primary sponsor: Fiona McFarland (Republican), Judiciary Committee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Suits Against the Government; Increases statutory limits on liability for tort claims against state & its agencies & subdivisions; authorizes subdivision to settle claim in excess of statutory limit without legislative action regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibits insurance policy from conditioning benefits on enactment of claim bill; specifies that limitations in effect on date claim accrues apply to that claim; revises period within which certain claims must be presented; revises exceptions relating to instituting tort claims against state or agencies or subdivisions; revises period after which failure of certain entities to make final disposition of claim shall be deemed final denial of claim for certain purposes; revises statute of limitations for tort claims against state or one of its agencies or subdivisions & exceptions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Fiona McFarlandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Received
  4. Referred to Rules
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 11
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  12. Added to Second Reading Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source