The Florida Senate

SB 832: Powers of Attorney

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Powers of Attorney; Authorizing a notary public to sign the principal’s name to the power of attorney under certain circumstances; providing that an original power of attorney, rather than a photocopy or electronic copy, may be required under certain circumstances; providing that an original power of attorney may be presented for recording in the official records for a fee; adding exceptions to a provision that prohibits an agent who has accepted appointment from delegating authority to a third person, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/12/2013	Senate	• Filed
  2/19/2013	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 60
  3/1/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/06/13, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
  3/5/2013	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 60
  3/6/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
  3/7/2013	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 156
  3/18/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/21/13, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/21/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 • Now in Rules -SJ 239
  3/28/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/02/13, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
  4/4/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/13, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
  4/9/2013	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 397
  4/10/2013	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 397
  4/11/2013	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13
  4/16/2013	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
  4/24/2013	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 516 • Substituted CS/HB 841 -SJ 516 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 841 (Ch. 2013-90) -SJ 516

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• SB 832, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2013 at 3:41 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/5/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2013 (pdf) Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2013 (pdf) Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2013 (pdf) Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2013 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2013 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 841 (er)	Powers of Attorney	Powell	Similar	Last Action: 5/30/2013 Chapter No. 2013-90 Location: Became Law

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  640162 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Joyner	4/15/2013 4:04 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 4/16/2013	Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (3)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/6/2013 2:00 PM	Judiciary	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
  3/21/2013 10:00 AM	Governmental Oversight and Accountability	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/9/2013 9:00 AM	Rules	15 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (11)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  709.2102	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  709.2103	Applicability.	Page 3 (pdf)
  709.2105	Qualifications of agent; execution of power of attorney.	Page 4 (pdf)
  709.2106	Validity of power of attorney.	Page 4 (pdf)
  709.2114	Agent’s duties.	Page 5 (pdf)
  709.2116	Judicial relief; conflicts of interests.	Page 6 (pdf)
  709.2119	Acceptance of and reliance upon power of attorney.	Page 7 (pdf)
  709.2120	Refusal to accept power of attorney.	Page 10 (pdf)
  709.2121	Notice.	Page 12 (pdf)
  709.2202	Authority that requires separate signed enumeration.	Page 12 (pdf)
  709.2208	Banks and other financial institutions.	Page 15 (pdf)

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