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CS/CS/SB 402: Legal Notices

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Rodrigues

Legal Notices; Revising construction as to the satisfaction of publication requirements for legal notices; requiring the Florida Press Association to seek to ensure equitable access for minority populations to legal notices posted on the statewide legal notice website; authorizing a governmental agency to choose between print publication or Internet-only publication of specified governmental agency notices with specified newspapers if certain conditions are met; authorizing a newspaper to charge for Internet-only publication of governmental agency notices, subject to specified limitations, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2022
Last Action: 4/29/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 35 (Ch. 2021-17) -SJ 860
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Judiciary (JU)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/29/2020	Senate	• Filed
1/11/2021	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 64
1/15/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/25/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/8/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/15/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 64
3/17/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/22/2021	Senate	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 312
3/24/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/25/2021	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 315
4/8/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/08/21, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/13/21, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building --Meeting cancelled
4/12/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/16/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
4/16/2021	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 472
4/17/2021	Senate	• Now in Appropriations • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 642
4/21/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/22/2021	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 643
4/28/2021	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/21 -SJ 796
4/29/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 859 • Substituted CS/HB 35 -SJ 860 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 35 (Ch. 2021-17) -SJ 860

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 35 (er)	Legal Notices	Judiciary Committee	Similar	Last Action: 5/11/2021 Chapter No. 2021-17

Version	Posted	Format
S 402 Filed	12/29/2020 2:02 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 402 c1	3/24/2021 4:53 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 402 c2	4/21/2021 5:30 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Proposed Committee Substitutes

S 402 c1
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
933750 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Appropriations	4/16/2021 4:17 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/20/2021	Web Page PDF
443070 - Amendment (Delete All) (933750) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations (Rodrigues)	4/18/2021 6:52 PM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/20/2021	Web Page PDF
490496 - Amendment to Amendment (443070) Delete lines 37 - 82 and insert:	Appropriations (Rodrigues)	4/19/2021 11:35 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/20/2021	Web Page PDF

Amendments to Proposed Committee Substitutes (PCSs) are located on the PCS tab.

Committee Amendments

S 402 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
608062 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Rodrigues)	2/12/2021 1:09 PM	Withdrawn 3/19/2021	Web Page PDF
553328 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Judiciary (Rodrigues)	3/19/2021 4:37 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/23/2021	Web Page PDF

S 402 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
304210 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Rodrigues)	4/7/2021 11:49 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/17/2021	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 402	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting)	2/12/2021 2:20 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 402	Judiciary (Post-Meeting)	3/24/2021 4:50 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 402	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting)	4/7/2021 8:53 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 402	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)	4/17/2021 3:19 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 402	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	4/17/2021 5:56 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 402 (PCS 933750)	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	4/17/2021 6:10 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 402	Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	4/21/2021 5:16 PM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 402 Filed	Judiciary	3/22/2021 3:30 PM	8 Yeas - 3 Nays
S 402 c1	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	4/16/2021 8:00 AM	5 Yeas - 3 Nays
S 402 c1	Appropriations	4/19/2021 10:00 AM	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (30)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
11.02	Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts.	Page 15 (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 5 (pdf)
50.0211	Internet website publication.	Page 6 (pdf)
50.031	Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published.	Page 11 (pdf)
50.041	Proof of publication; uniform affidavits required.	Page 12 (pdf)
50.051	Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit.	Page 13 (pdf)
50.061	Amounts chargeable.	Page 15 (pdf)
90.902	Self-authentication.	Page 15 (pdf)
120.81	Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.	Page 16 (pdf)
121.0511	Revocation of election and alternative plan.	Page 16 (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 22 (pdf)
162.12	Notices.	Page 24 (pdf)
166.041	Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions.	Page 25 (pdf)
189.015	Meetings; notice; required reports.	Page 28 (pdf)
190.005	Establishment of district.	Page 29 (pdf)
190.046	Termination, contraction, or expansion of district.	Page 31 (pdf)
194.037	Disclosure of tax impact.	Page 34 (pdf)
197.402	Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes.	Page 35 (pdf)
200.065	Method of fixing millage.	Page 36 (pdf)
338.223	Proposed turnpike projects.	Page 42 (pdf)
348.0308	Public-private partnership.	Page 44 (pdf)
348.635	Public-private partnership.	Page 45 (pdf)
348.7605	Public-private partnership.	Page 47 (pdf)
373.0397	Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas.	Page 48 (pdf)
373.146	Publication of notices, process, and papers.	Page 49 (pdf)
403.722	Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities.	Page 49 (pdf)
849.38	Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause.	Page 51 (pdf)
932.704	Forfeiture proceedings.	Page 52 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

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