Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida H301: Suits Against the Government
Status: Failed, June 16, 2025
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
- Judiciary Committee · primary sponsor
- McFarland, Fiona (R, HD-073) · primary sponsor
- Joseph, Dotie (D, HD-108)
Votes
- House: Third Reading RCS#106 (April 16, 2025): 103 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Judiciary Committee (April 8, 2025): 19 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Budget Committee (March 20, 2025): 25 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (February 19, 2025): 17 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H301?
- H301 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Suits Against the Government.
- What does H301 do?
- 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.