The Florida Senate

CS/HB 813: Courts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Tuck

Courts; Requires each judicial circuit to have circuit judge available at all times to hold & conduct hearings with limited notice; requires certain reimbursement requests be submitted to JAC; removes limitation on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration; provides alternate method for authentication of oaths, affidavits, or acknowledgments taken or administered by or before any judge.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/20/2025	House	• Filed
  2/26/2025	House	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3/4/2025	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/11/2025	House	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  3/13/2025	House	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
  3/14/2025	House	• Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
  3/18/2025	House	• Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  3/24/2025	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  3/26/2025	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/27/2025	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/29/2025	House	• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 538 (Ch. 2025-163)

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• CS/HB 813, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 4:45 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 538 (er)	State Courts System	Bradley	Similar	Last Action: 6/23/2025 Chapter No. 2025-163

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  26.20	Availability of judge for hearings in chambers.	Page 1 (pdf)
  28.35	Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation.	Page 2 (pdf)
  44.103	Court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration.	Page 3 (pdf)
  92.50	Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments; who may take or administer; requirements.	Page 4 (pdf)

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• HB 813, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2025 at 12:18 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/24/2025 (pdf) Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 538 (c1)	State Courts System	Bradley	Compare	Last Action: 6/23/2025 Chapter No. 2025-163

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  546161 - Amendment Between lines 25 and 26, insert:	Tuck	3/25/2025 3:01 PM	Adopted 3/26/2025	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  26.20	Availability of judge for hearings in chambers.	Page 1 (pdf)
  44.103	Court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration.	Page 2 (pdf)
  92.50	Oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments; who may take or administer; requirements.	Page 3 (pdf)

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