# Florida HB 947: Civil Actions

Florida HB 947, Civil Actions, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Omar Blanco (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-25 (Laid on Table) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 947
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Civil Actions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-04-25, Laid on Table
- Sponsor: Omar Blanco (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Appropriation, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Omar Blanco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Cosponsor: Berny Jacques (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee

## Actions (36)

- 2025-04-25: Laid on Table (House)
- 2025-04-25: Substituted CS/CS/SB 832 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-23: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-23: Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-22: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-17: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-17: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-04-17: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-04-17: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-15: PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-04-03: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-03: Recommitted to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-27: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025) (House)
- 2025-03-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-24: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-21: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-21: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2025-03-20: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-18: Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-03-02: Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c2, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/947/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/947/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/947/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/947/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/947/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/947/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB947-2025 (as of 2026-10-18).