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CS/CS/HB 7: Legal Notices

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Roach ; Sabatini

Legal Notices; Provides for 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; requires government agency to provide specified notice to residents concerning alternative methods of receiving legal notices.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/13/2019 House • Filed
    1/3/2020 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 10
    1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, 12 HOB
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 10
    1/15/2020 House • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -HJ 391
    1/16/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 378
    1/20/2020 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 410
    1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/30/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    1/30/2020 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 7 -HJ 483
    1/31/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    2/3/2020 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 482
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 481
    2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/06/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/6/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 9 -HJ 517
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 517
    2/27/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20
    3/3/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 711
    • Amendment(s) adopted (004829, 982613) -HJ 711,712
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/4/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 735
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 71 NAYS 47 -HJ 735
    3/4/2020 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 468
    • Received -SJ 468
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/CS/HB 7, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2020 at 4:24 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1340 Legal Notices Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/4/2020 12:30 PM House 71 Yeas - 47 Nays

    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 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 4 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 7 (pdf)
    50.041 Proof of publication; uniform affidavits required. Page 10 (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 14 (pdf)
    121.0511 Revocation of election and alternative plan. Page 17 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 18 (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 32 (pdf)
    190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district. Page 33 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 37 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 39 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 39 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 46 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 48 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 50 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 51 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 52 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 53 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 54 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 56 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 56 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 57 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 58 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 7, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 1/31/2020 at 4:41 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1340 Legal Notices Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    004829 - Amendment
    Remove line 159 and insert:     		Fine 2/10/2020
    10:47 AM     		House: Adopted
    3/3/2020     		PDF
    982613 - Amendment
    Between lines 218 and 219, insert:     		Fine 2/28/2020
    2:52 PM     		House: Adopted
    3/3/2020     		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 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 4 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 7 (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 18 (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)
    190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district. Page 33 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 36 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 38 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 39 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 46 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 48 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 49 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 51 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 52 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 53 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 54 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 56 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 56 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 57 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 58 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/16/2020 at 8:20 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1340 Legal Notices Gruters Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    531275 - Amendment
    Remove lines 982-994 and insert:     		Fine 1/29/2020
    8:16 PM     		Adopted
    1/30/2020     		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 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 4 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 7 (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 18 (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)
    190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district. Page 33 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 36 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 38 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 39 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 40 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 42 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 44 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 45 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 46 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 47 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 48 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 50 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 50 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 51 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 52 (pdf)

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  • HB 7, Original Filed Version Posted 12/13/2019 at 11:27 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1340 Legal Notices Gruters Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    713293 - Amendment
    Remove line 193 and insert:     		Fine 1/14/2020
    6:03 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/15/2020     		PDF
    291351 - Amendment
    Remove lines 1039-1140 and insert:     		Fine 1/14/2020
    6:05 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/15/2020     		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 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 4 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.0311 Page 7 (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)
    190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district. Page 33 (pdf)
    194.037 Disclosure of tax impact. Page 36 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 38 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 39 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 40 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 42 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 43 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 45 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 46 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 47 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 48 (pdf)
    712.06 Contents of notice; recording and indexing. Page 50 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 50 (pdf)
    865.09 Fictitious name registration. Page 51 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 52 (pdf)

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