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CS/CS/HB 1235: Legal Notices

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell ; Fischer ; Plasencia ; Roth ; Sabatini

Legal Notices; Provides for Internet website publication of legal notices; provides criteria for such publication; authorizes fiscally constrained county to use publicly accessible website to publish legally required advertisements & public notices only if certain requirements are met; requires governmental agency to provide specified notice to residents concerning alternative methods of receiving legal notices.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2019 House • Filed
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 125
    3/8/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 377
    3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
    3/26/2019 House • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 521
    3/27/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 517
    3/28/2019 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 545
    4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/3/2019 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 7 -HJ 584
    4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 582
    4/5/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: State Affairs Committee
    • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 597
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 732
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 732
    • CS passed; YEAS 68 NAYS 44 -HJ 732
    4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
    4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 467
    • Received -SJ 467
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/CS/HB 1235, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2019 at 4:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1676 Legal Notices Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 10:06 PM House 68 Yeas - 44 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts. Page 15 (pdf)
    45.031 Judicial sales procedure. Page 16 (pdf)
    50.011 Where and in what language legal notices to be published. Page 2 (pdf)
    50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.0211 Internet website publication. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 6 (pdf)
    50.041 Proof of publication; uniform affidavits required. Page 9 (pdf)
    50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit. Page 10 (pdf)
    50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications. Page 12 (pdf)
    83.806 Enforcement of lien. Page 13 (pdf)
    121.0511 Revocation of election and alternative plan. Page 17 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 17 (pdf)
    125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 23 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 26 (pdf)
    166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 27 (pdf)
    189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports. Page 30 (pdf)
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 31 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 33 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 35 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 35 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 37 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 39 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 40 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 41 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 42 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 43 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 44 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 45 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1235, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2019 at 9:09 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1676 Legal Notices Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    238641 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Payne 4/2/2019
    7:30 PM
    Adopted
    4/3/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (33)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts. Page 10 (pdf)
    45.031 Judicial sales procedure. Page 11 (pdf)
    50.011 Where and in what language legal notices to be published. Page 2 (pdf)
    50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.0211 Internet website publication. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 3 (pdf)
    50.041 Proof of publication; uniform affidavits required. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit. Page 6 (pdf)
    50.061 Amounts chargeable. Page 7 (pdf)
    50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications. Page 7 (pdf)
    69.081 Sunshine in litigation; concealment of public hazards prohibited. Page 12 (pdf)
    83.806 Enforcement of lien. Page 9 (pdf)
    121.0511 Revocation of election and alternative plan. Page 12 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 13 (pdf)
    125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 18 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 21 (pdf)
    166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 22 (pdf)
    189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports. Page 25 (pdf)
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 27 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 28 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 30 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 31 (pdf)
    316.066 Written reports of crashes. Page 32 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 33 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 35 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 36 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 37 (pdf)
    501.059 Telephone solicitation. Page 38 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 39 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 40 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 41 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 42 (pdf)

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  • HB 1235, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2019 at 4:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1676 Legal Notices Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary
    S 1710 Legal and Official Advertisements Diaz Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    157265 - Amendment
    Between lines 198 and 199, insert:
    Fine 3/25/2019
    6:10 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/26/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (32)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts. Page 9 (pdf)
    45.031 Judicial sales procedure. Page 9 (pdf)
    50.011 Where and in what language legal notices to be published. Page 2 (pdf)
    50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.0211 Internet website publication. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 3 (pdf)
    50.041 Proof of publication; uniform affidavits required. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.061 Amounts chargeable. Page 7 (pdf)
    50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications. Page 7 (pdf)
    69.081 Sunshine in litigation; concealment of public hazards prohibited. Page 10 (pdf)
    121.0511 Revocation of election and alternative plan. Page 11 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 11 (pdf)
    125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 17 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 20 (pdf)
    166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Page 21 (pdf)
    189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports. Page 24 (pdf)
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 25 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 27 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 29 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 29 (pdf)
    316.066 Written reports of crashes. Page 30 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 32 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 33 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 35 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 35 (pdf)
    501.059 Telephone solicitation. Page 37 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 38 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 38 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 39 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 40 (pdf)

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