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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/27/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/27/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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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
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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 (c1) State Courts System Bradley Similar Last Action: 4/1/2025 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25 
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) -
HB 813, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2025 at 12:18 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (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: 4/1/2025 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 546161 - Amendment
Between lines 25 and 26, insert:Tuck 3/25/2025
3:01 PMAdopted
3/26/2025PDF 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)