Florida House Bill 797 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 20 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-211
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes jurors & witnesses to be paid by check; requires party applying for garnishment to pay deposit to garnishee, rather than in registry of court; deletes provision that requires clerk to collect specified fee; provides requirements for sale of tax certificates; revises requirements for redemption of tax certificates; provides circumstances under which land shall be placed on specified list; clarifies notice requirements; provides for excess proceeds relating to unclaimed property; requires clerk to ensure that excess funds are paid according to specified priorities; provides for interpleader actions & award of reasonable fees & costs.

Clerks of Court

House Finance and Tax Subcommittee

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Raymond Pilon [R]

2014-05-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-25 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#723 (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-20		Chapter No. 2014-211
2014-06-20		Approved by Governor
2014-06-13		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2014-05-02	House	Ordered enrolled
2014-05-02	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2014-05-02	Senate	Read 3rd time
2014-05-01	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2014-05-01	Senate	Read 2nd time
2014-05-01	Senate	Substituted for CS/SB 788
2014-05-01	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2014-05-01	Senate	Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations
2014-04-25	Senate	Received
2014-04-25	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations
2014-04-25	Senate	In Messages
2014-04-25	House	CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0
2014-04-25	House	Read 3rd time
2014-04-24	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2014-04-24	House	Read 2nd time
2014-04-22	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/14
2014-04-11	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-04-11	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
2014-04-09	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/11/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2014-04-03	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2014-04-02	House	CS/CS by Finance and Tax Subcommittee read 1st time
2014-04-02	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-04-01	House	CS/CS by Finance and Tax Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
2014-03-28	House	On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Subcommittee, 04/01/14, 2:30 pm, Morris Hall
2014-03-18	House	Now in Finance and Tax Subcommittee
2014-03-18	House	CS referred to Finance and Tax Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2014-03-18	House	Original reference(s) removed: Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee
2014-03-14	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2014-03-14	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-03-12	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2014-03-10	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2014-02-04	House	Filed

S0788 (Same As) 2014-05-01 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 797 (Ch. 2014-211)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
197	432		Amended Code	See Bill Text
197	472		Amended Code	See Bill Text
197	502		Amended Code	See Bill Text
197	542		Amended Code	See Bill Text
197	582		Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	246		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	245		Amended Code	See Bill Text
40	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	27		Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	28		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/797
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0797/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0797/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0797/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0797/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0797/Amendment/271251/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0797/Amendment/730407/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/797/Vote/HouseVote_h0797c2723.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/797/Vote/SenateVote_h0797c2013.PDF