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CS/CS/HB 1009: Governmental Agency Publication of Advertisements and Public Notices

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Griffitts

Governmental Agency Publication of Advertisements and Public Notices; Expands definition of term "governmental agency"; revises definition of term "publicly accessible website"; requires that certain legal notices be continuously published for specified timeframe when notices are for specified purpose & provided under certain circumstance; authorizes certain counties or specified municipalities, school boards, clerks of circuit court, & tax collectors to use publicly accessible website to publish certain advertisements & legal notices under specified conditions; revises definition of term "special district"; requires that certain public bid advertisements on publicly accessible website be provided & accessible to general public without charge.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2026 House • Filed
    1/12/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/16/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
    1/21/2026 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    1/26/2026 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    1/28/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    1/29/2026 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/24/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/26/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1009, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2026 at 2:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 380 (c2) Legal Notices Trumbull Similar Last Action: 2/4/2026 S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (31)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts. Page 7 (pdf)
    45.031 Judicial sales procedure. Page 8 (pdf)
    50.011 Publication of legal notices. Page 9 (pdf)
    50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county. Page 10 (pdf)
    50.0211 Internet website publication. Page 10 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 11 (pdf)
    50.0311 Publication of advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website and governmental access channels. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit. Page 12 (pdf)
    50.061 Amounts chargeable. Page 13 (pdf)
    50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications. Page 14 (pdf)
    69.081 Sunshine in litigation; concealment of public hazards prohibited. Page 15 (pdf)
    90.902 Self-authentication. Page 16 (pdf)
    120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas. Page 16 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 17 (pdf)
    125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 22 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 23 (pdf)
    189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports. Page 24 (pdf)
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 25 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 27 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 28 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 29 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 31 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 33 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 34 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 36 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 37 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 37 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 39 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 40 (pdf)
    1001.372 District school board meetings. Page 40 (pdf)
    1011.03 Public hearings; budget to be submitted to Department of Education. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1009, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/28/2026 at 3:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 380 (c2) Legal Notices Trumbull Similar Last Action: 2/4/2026 S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    478059 - Amendment
    Remove lines 141-146 and insert:     		Griffitts 2/25/2026
    4:03 PM     		Adopted
    2/26/2026     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (31)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts. Page 4 (pdf)
    45.031 Judicial sales procedure. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.011 Publication of legal notices. Page 7 (pdf)
    50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county. Page 7 (pdf)
    50.0211 Internet website publication. Page 8 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 9 (pdf)
    50.0311 Publication of advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website and governmental access channels. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit. Page 10 (pdf)
    50.061 Amounts chargeable. Page 11 (pdf)
    50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications. Page 11 (pdf)
    69.081 Sunshine in litigation; concealment of public hazards prohibited. Page 13 (pdf)
    90.902 Self-authentication. Page 13 (pdf)
    120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas. Page 14 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 15 (pdf)
    125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 20 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 21 (pdf)
    189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports. Page 22 (pdf)
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 23 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 25 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 25 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 27 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 29 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 30 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 32 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 33 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 34 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 35 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 36 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 37 (pdf)
    1001.372 District school board meetings. Page 38 (pdf)
    1011.03 Public hearings; budget to be submitted to Department of Education. Page 39 (pdf)

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  • HB 1009, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 3:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
    Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 380 (c1) Legal Notices Trumbull Compare Last Action: 2/4/2026 S CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    981835 - Amendment
    Remove lines 52-91 and insert:     		Griffitts 1/27/2026
    2:56 PM     		Adopted
    1/28/2026     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (31)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.02 Notice of special or local legislation or certain relief acts. Page 4 (pdf)
    45.031 Judicial sales procedure. Page 5 (pdf)
    50.011 Publication of legal notices. Page 7 (pdf)
    50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county. Page 7 (pdf)
    50.0211 Internet website publication. Page 8 (pdf)
    50.031 Newspapers in which legal notices and process may be published. Page 9 (pdf)
    50.0311 Publication of advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website and governmental access channels. Page 3 (pdf)
    50.051 Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit. Page 10 (pdf)
    50.061 Amounts chargeable. Page 11 (pdf)
    50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications. Page 11 (pdf)
    69.081 Sunshine in litigation; concealment of public hazards prohibited. Page 13 (pdf)
    90.902 Self-authentication. Page 13 (pdf)
    120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas. Page 14 (pdf)
    121.055 Senior Management Service Class. Page 15 (pdf)
    125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. Page 20 (pdf)
    162.12 Notices. Page 21 (pdf)
    189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports. Page 22 (pdf)
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 23 (pdf)
    197.402 Advertisement of real or personal property with delinquent taxes. Page 25 (pdf)
    200.065 Method of fixing millage. Page 25 (pdf)
    338.223 Proposed turnpike projects. Page 27 (pdf)
    348.0308 Public-private partnership. Page 29 (pdf)
    348.635 Public-private partnership. Page 30 (pdf)
    348.7605 Public-private partnership. Page 32 (pdf)
    373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas. Page 33 (pdf)
    373.146 Publication of notices, process, and papers. Page 34 (pdf)
    403.722 Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities. Page 35 (pdf)
    849.38 Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause. Page 36 (pdf)
    932.704 Forfeiture proceedings. Page 37 (pdf)
    1001.372 District school board meetings. Page 38 (pdf)
    1011.03 Public hearings; budget to be submitted to Department of Education. Page 39 (pdf)

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