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.
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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)