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CS/CS/SB 1650: Vexatious Litigants

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Judiciary ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough

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: 4/23/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1559 -SJ 498
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. 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
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
    4/23/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 498
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1559 -SJ 498
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1559 -SJ 498

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  • CS/CS/SB 1650, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2025 at 1:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1559 (er) Vexatious Litigants Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.093 Florida Vexatious Litigant Law. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1650, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2025 at 9:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1559 (c2) Vexatious Litigants Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    558644 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Grall)     		4/9/2025
    9:50 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/11/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.093 Florida Vexatious Litigant Law. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • 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: 4/29/2025 S Ordered enrolled Track This Bill
    H 1559 Vexatious Litigants Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/23/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    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 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/19/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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)

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