CS/HB 759: Court Fees
GENERAL BILL by Justice Budget Subcommittee ; Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, D. ; Blanco ; Partington ; Plasencia ; Rayner ; Stark ; Yarkosky
Court Fees; Increases service charges clerk of circuit court charges for certain services rendered by clerk's office; increases certain filing fees & service charges that may be charged by clerk in probate matters; increases certain filing fees & service charges in trial & appellate proceedings; increases certain filing fees & service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; revises distribution formula for additional filing fees; increases service charge clerk is entitled to for disbursement of surplus proceeds for certain judicial sales procedures; increases filing fee for additional timeshare interests joining consolidated timeshare foreclosure action; increases fee clerk of circuit court may charge for auditing of return of ward's estate; requires Office of Economic & Demographic Research to prepare certain report; requires such report to be submitted to Legislature.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
1/16/2026 House • Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
1/21/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Justice Budget Subcommittee
1/22/2026 House • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/23/2026 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
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CS/HB 759, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/22/2026 at 1:44 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 532 Court Fees Simon Identical Last Action: 1/22/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 28.24 Service charges. Page 3 (pdf) 28.2401 Service charges and filing fees in probate matters. Page 6 (pdf) 28.241 Filing fees for trial and appellate proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 34.041 Filing fees. Page 17 (pdf) 45.035 Clerk’s fees. Page 22 (pdf) 721.83 Consolidation of judicial foreclosure actions. Page 22 (pdf) 744.3678 Annual accounting. Page 23 (pdf) -
HB 759, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2025 at 3:16 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 532 Court Fees Simon Similar Last Action: 1/22/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 793397 - Amendment
Remove lines 126-129 and insert:Smith 1/20/2026
4:53 PMPDF Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 28.24 Service charges. Page 3 (pdf) 28.2401 Service charges and filing fees in probate matters. Page 6 (pdf) 28.241 Filing fees for trial and appellate proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 34.041 Filing fees. Page 17 (pdf) 45.035 Clerk’s fees. Page 22 (pdf) 721.83 Consolidation of judicial foreclosure actions. Page 22 (pdf) 744.3678 Annual accounting. Page 23 (pdf)