Legal Notices
Summary
Legal Notices; Revising construction as to the satisfaction of publication requirements for legal notices; revising requirements for newspapers that are qualified to publish legal notices; authorizing the Internet publication of specified governmental agency notices on newspaper websites in lieu of print publication if certain requirements are met; requiring the Florida Press Association to seek to ensure equitable access for minority populations to legal notices posted on the statewide legal notice website; requiring the association to publish and maintain certain reports on the statewide legal notice website, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Signed May 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House Mar 18, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 105, NAYS 9
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 671432 Concur
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (671432)
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 85, NAYS 34
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee, 02/03/21, 4:30 pm, Webster Hall
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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