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CS/CS/SB 654: Protective Injunctions

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Cruz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gibson ; Jones

Protective Injunctions; Authorizing clerks of the court to electronically transmit certain documents relating to an injunction for protection against domestic violence under certain circumstances; providing that electronically transmitted documents may be served in the same manner as certified copies; authorizing clerks of the court to electronically transmit certain documents relating to injunctions for protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence and against stalking, respectively, under certain circumstances; requiring the Florida Sheriffs Association and the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers to establish a joint workgroup for a specified purpose, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect January 1, 2023
Last Action: 3/4/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 905 (Ch. 2022-173) -SJ 668
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/27/2021 Senate • Filed
11/16/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 40
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 40
1/26/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/31/2022 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
2/2/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 246
2/3/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/08/22, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
2/8/2022 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
• Now in Rules
2/10/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/15/2022 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 370
2/16/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 376
3/2/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/22 -SJ 689
3/4/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 667
• Substituted CS/HB 905 -SJ 668
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 905 (Ch. 2022-173) -SJ 668