CS/SB 1650: Vexatious Litigants
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Grall
Vexatious Litigants; Expanding actions subject to the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law; revising eligibility for designation as a vexatious litigant; prohibiting clerks of the court from accepting certain filings from a vexatious litigant, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/26/2025 Senate - CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/26/2025 Senate - CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
3/19/2025 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
3/20/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
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CS/SB 1650, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2025 at 9:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1559 (c1) Vexatious Litigants Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 68.093 Florida Vexatious Litigant Law. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 1650, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1652 (c1) Public Records/Pleading, Request for Relief, or Other Document Stricken by a Court Grall Linked Last Action: 3/26/2025 S CS by Judiciary read 1st time H 1559 Vexatious Litigants Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 595830 - Amendment
Delete lines 141 - 147 and insert:Judiciary
(Grall)3/18/2025
7:51 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/19/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/19/2025 9:00 AM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 68.093 Florida Vexatious Litigant Law. Page 1 (pdf)