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SB 672: Service of Process

GENERAL BILL by Dean

Service of Process; Authorizing a criminal witness subpoena commanding a witness to appear for a deposition to be posted at the witness’s residence by an authorized person if one attempt to serve the subpoena has failed, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/22/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-59
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/4/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 78
    2/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/03/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 78
    • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
    3/4/2015 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 191
    3/11/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/16/15, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/16/2015 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
    • Now in Rules -SJ 191
    3/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/26/2015 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 259
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 259
    4/9/2015 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15
    4/14/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 419
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/22/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 491
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 491
    4/22/2015 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 675
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
    • Received -HJ 675
    4/23/2015 House • Substituted for HB 667 -HJ 755
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 755
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 807
    • Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 807
    4/24/2015 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 656
    5/7/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/21/2015 • Approved by Governor
    5/22/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-59

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  • SB 672, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2015 at 3:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 667 Service of Process Cruz Identical Last Action: 4/23/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 672 (Ch. 2015-59) -HJ 755
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 1 (pdf)
    48.196 Service of process in connection with actions under the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act. Page 1 (pdf)
    409.257 Service of process. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 672, Original Filed Version Posted 2/4/2015 at 9:02 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/2/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2015 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2015 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2015 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2015 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 667 Service of Process Cruz Identical Last Action: 4/23/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 672 (Ch. 2015-59) -HJ 755
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/3/2015 4:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/16/2015 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/26/2015 9:00 AM Rules 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/22/2015 2:15 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/24/2015 1:02 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Page 1 (pdf)
    48.196 Service of process in connection with actions under the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act. Page 1 (pdf)
    409.257 Service of process. Page 1 (pdf)

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