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FL H0289
Bill
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Felicia Simone Robinson
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AI Summary
- Creates section 837.051, Florida Statutes, establishing a civil cause of action against any person who knowingly uses a 911 call or similar emergency communication, motivated by the victim's race, religion, sex, or other protected status, to cause law enforcement to contact the victim
- Actionable discriminatory intent includes infringing on constitutional rights, unlawful discrimination, causing harassment or humiliation, expelling someone from a place they are lawfully located, or damaging the person's reputation or financial prospects
- Prevailing plaintiffs may recover general damages (including emotional distress), special damages, punitive damages, and damages caused by responding law enforcement officers, or in lieu of actual damages, statutory damages between $250 and $10,000
- Prevailing plaintiffs are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs in addition to any other recovery
- The new civil remedy does not preclude any other existing legal remedies, and the act would take effect July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Emergency Calls Made with Discriminatory Intent
Last Action
Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee2/3/2021
Full Bill Text
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