This year’s Florida legislative session ended on Friday with lawmakers declining to pass a bill that would have restricted lawsuits seeking economic damages or damages for personal injuries under the provisions of a state water-quality law.

House Bill 789, sponsored by Toby Overdorf (R-Palm City), died in the House of Representatives on Friday after receiving favorable votes from several committees. Supporters of the measure, such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Florida, argued that the measure would have reduced legal uncertainties for businesses in the state.

“The Water Quality Assurance Act (WQAA) creates a private cause of action for all damages resulting from a pollutant discharge or other condition of pollution covered under the WQAA if the discharge was not authorized by a governmental approval or (permitting authority) relating to environmental control,” the House’s analysis of the bill states.