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HB 987: Court-related Functions

GENERAL BILL by López, J. ; Harris

Court-related Functions; Authorizes clerks of circuit court to provide interpretation & translation services; authorizes clerks of circuit court to contract with third-party interpretation service & translation service providers to provide such services in civil actions; provides that provision of such services by clerks of circuit court is ministerial, is authorized court-related function & is allowable expenditure; provides that such services may be made available to party regardless of whether party is represented by counsel; provides that clerks of circuit court are not required to provide interpretation & translation services.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/21/2023 House • Filed
    1/8/2024 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/23/2024 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
    1/25/2024 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/8/2024 House • Died in Judiciary Committee

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  • HB 987, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/21/2023 at 2:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1660 (c1) Translation Services Torres Similar Last Action: 2/28/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1393 (Ch. 2024-154) -SJ 504

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.215 Pro se assistance. Page 2 (pdf)
    28.217 Page 2 (pdf)
    28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 1 (pdf)

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