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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the official Florida Statutes; amending

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ss. 11.2421, 11.2422, 11.2424, and 11.2425, F.S.; adopting

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the Florida Statutes 2008 and designating the portions

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thereof that are to constitute the official law of the

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state; providing that the Florida Statutes 2008 shall be

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effective immediately upon publication; providing that

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general laws enacted during the June 12-14, 2007, special

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session and prior thereto and not included in the Florida

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Statutes 2008 are repealed; providing that general laws

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enacted during the October 2007 special sessions and the

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2008 regular session are not repealed by this adoption

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act.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Section 11.2421, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     11.2421 Florida Statutes 2008 2007 adopted.--The

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accompanying revision, consolidation, and compilation of the

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public statutes of 2007 2006 of a general and permanent nature,

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excepting tables, rules, indexes, and other related matter

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contained therein, prepared by the Office of Legislative Services

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under the provisions of s. 11.242, together with corrections,

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changes, and amendments to and repeals of provisions of Florida

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Statutes 2007 2006 enacted in additional reviser's bill or bills

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by the 2008 2007 Legislature, is adopted and enacted as the

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official statute law of the state under the title of "Florida

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Statutes 2008 2007" and shall take effect immediately upon

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publication. Said statutes may be cited as "Florida Statutes 2008

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2007," "Florida Statutes," or "F.S. 2008 2007."

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     Section 2.  Section 11.2422, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     11.2422  Statutes repealed.--Every statute of a general and

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permanent nature enacted by the State or by the Territory of

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Florida at or prior to the June 12-14, 2007, special 2006 regular

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legislative session, and every part of such statute, not included

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in Florida Statutes 2008 2007, as adopted by s. 11.2421, as

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amended, or recognized and continued in force by reference

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therein or in ss. 11.2423 and 11.2424, as amended, is repealed.

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     Section 3.  Section 11.2424, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     11.2424 Laws not repealed.--Laws enacted at the October

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January 16-22, 2007, special sessions session and the 2008 2007

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regular session are not repealed by the adoption and enactment of

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the Florida Statutes 2008 2007 by s. 11.2421, as amended, but

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shall have full effect as if enacted after its said adoption and

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enactment.

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     Section 4.  Section 11.2425, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     11.2425  Rights reserved under repealed statutes.--The

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repeal of any statute by the adoption and enactment of Florida

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Statutes 2008 2007, by s. 11.2421, as amended, shall not affect

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any right accrued before such repeal or any civil remedy where a

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suit is pending.

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     Section 5.  This act shall take effect on the 60th day after

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adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which

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enacted.