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CS/CS/SB 170: Electronic Filing & Receipt/Court & Legal Document

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Bennett

Electronic Filing & Receipt/Court & Legal Document; Requires each state attorney and public defender to electronically file court documents with the clerk of the court and receive court documents from the clerk of the court. Requires the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association and the Florida Public Defender Association report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by a specified date on the progress made to use the Florida Courts E-Portal system or the clerks' offices portals to electronically file and receive court documents, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 6/21/2011 - Approved by Governor
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/1/2010 Senate • Filed
12/16/2010 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Budget -SJ 23
1/31/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/08/11, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/8/2011 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 118
2/10/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/17/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 118
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 23
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 110
3/14/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 210
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 03/17/11, 10:15 am, 37 Senate Office Building
3/17/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
• Now in Budget -SJ 236
• On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/22/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
3/22/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 254
3/24/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 293
4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
4/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 365
• Amendment(s) adopted (288966) -SJ 365
• Read 3rd time -SJ 368
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 368
• Immediately certified -SJ 368
4/6/2011 House • In Messages
5/2/2011 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1006
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
• Received -HJ 1006
5/3/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1034
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/4/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1114
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1114
5/4/2011 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 851
6/13/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2011 • Chapter No. 2011-208
6/21/2011 • Approved by Governor