Senate Bill 748 (2021) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 748: Courts

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Brandes

Courts; Deleting the requirement that the Clerk of the Supreme Court physically keep books, records, and other materials in the clerk’s office; requiring the clerks of the circuit court to collaborate with specified entities to prepare a plan to procure or develop a statewide electronic solution to accurately identify all assessments mandated by statute; providing for the periodic inflationary adjustment of the monetary jurisdictional limit applicable to all actions at law in county courts filed on or after a specified date, beginning in a specified year; requiring the clerk of a district court of appeal to have an office at the headquarters of the court, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1197 (Ch. 2021-230) -SJ 692
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Judiciary (JU)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/22/2021	Senate	• Filed
1/28/2021	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 91
2/25/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 91 • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
3/4/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/5/2021	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/10/2021	Senate	• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 231
3/19/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/24/21, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/24/2021	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
3/26/2021	Senate	• Now in Appropriations
4/12/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/14/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
4/19/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
4/20/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 476
4/22/2021	Senate	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 642
4/26/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 691 • Substituted CS/HB 1197 -SJ 692 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1197 (Ch. 2021-230) -SJ 692

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CS/CS/SB 748, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/19/2021 at 8:12 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1197 (er)	Courts	Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-230

Citations - Statutes (11)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
25.221	Custody of books, records, etc.	Page 3 (pdf)
25.301	Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished.	Page 3 (pdf)
28.2457	Mandatory monetary assessments.	Page 4 (pdf)
34.01	Jurisdiction of county court.	Page 4 (pdf)
35.15	Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished.	Page 6 (pdf)
35.23	Location of clerk’s office.	Page 7 (pdf)
35.24	Custody of books, records, etc.	Page 7 (pdf)
40.23	Summoning jurors.	Page 7 (pdf)
812.014	Theft.	Page 8 (pdf)
921.241	Felony judgments; fingerprints and social security number required in record.	Page 9 (pdf)
921.242	Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable.	Page 12 (pdf)

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CS/SB 748, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/4/2021 at 9:14 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf) Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2021 (pdf) Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2021 (pdf) Appropriations PCS 236698 (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2021 (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1197 (c1)	Courts	Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-230

Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
236698 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Appropriations	3/25/2021 12:20 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/16/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
478484 - Amendment Delete lines 130 - 137 and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Brandes)	3/23/2021 10:38 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/24/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
3/24/2021 4:30 PM	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/15/2021 9:00 AM	Appropriations	View Vote Record

Citations - Statutes (11)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
25.221	Custody of books, records, etc.	Page 3 (pdf)
25.301	Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished.	Page 3 (pdf)
28.2457	Mandatory monetary assessments.	Page 4 (pdf)
34.01	Jurisdiction of county court.	Page 4 (pdf)
35.15	Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished.	Page 6 (pdf)
35.23	Location of clerk’s office.	Page 7 (pdf)
35.24	Custody of books, records, etc.	Page 7 (pdf)
40.23	Summoning jurors.	Page 7 (pdf)
812.014	Theft.	Page 7 (pdf)
921.241	Felony judgments; fingerprints and social security number required in record.	Page 9 (pdf)
921.242	Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable.	Page 11 (pdf)

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SB 748, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2021 at 3:57 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1197	Courts	Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-230

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
537682 - Amendment Delete lines 90 - 102 and insert:	Judiciary (Brandes)	3/1/2021 1:28 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/2/2021	Web Page PDF
213074 - Amendment Delete lines 200 - 340 and insert:	Judiciary (Brandes)	3/1/2021 1:28 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/2/2021	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/2/2021 1:30 PM	Judiciary	11 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (11)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
25.221	Custody of books, records, etc.	Page 3 (pdf)
25.301	Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished.	Page 3 (pdf)
28.2457	Mandatory monetary assessments.	Page 4 (pdf)
34.01	Jurisdiction of county court.	Page 4 (pdf)
35.15	Decisions to be filed; copies to be furnished.	Page 6 (pdf)
35.23	Location of clerk’s office.	Page 6 (pdf)
35.24	Custody of books, records, etc.	Page 6 (pdf)
40.23	Summoning jurors.	Page 7 (pdf)
812.014	Theft.	Page 7 (pdf)
921.241	Felony judgments; fingerprints and social security number required in record.	Page 8 (pdf)
921.242	Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable.	Page 11 (pdf)

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