2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H7049: Legal Notices

Legislative Summary

Revises requirements for newspapers publishing legal notices; removes option for publication on newspaper's website; provides for publication of legal notices on publicly accessible websites; authorizes governmental agency to publish legal notices on publicly accessible website; authorizes governmental agency with certain percentage of its population located within county meeting population threshold to use publicly accessible website; requires governmental agency to provide specified notice to residents & property owners relating to alternative methods of receiving notices; provides requirement for public bid advertisements made by governmental agencies on publicly accessible websites.

Bill History

2/2/2022
Filed
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
2/4/2022
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/4/2022
Now in State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/17/2022
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
House of Representatives
2/21/2022
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/21/2022
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
CS Filed
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 39
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
In Messages
Senate
3/2/2022
Referred to Rules
Senate
3/2/2022
Received
Senate
3/7/2022
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/08/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/8/2022
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 6
Senate
3/8/2022
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/8/2022
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/22
Senate
3/9/2022
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/9/2022
Amendment(s) failed (378446, 844640, 941896, 964618) 760
Senate
3/9/2022
Amendment(s) adopted (388396)
Senate
3/9/2022
Placed on 3rd reading
Senate
3/10/2022
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/10/2022
CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13
Senate
3/10/2022
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Added to Senate Message List
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Amendment 388396 Concur
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 40
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
House of Representatives
5/10/2022
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/10/2022
Approved by Governor
5/11/2022
Chapter No. 2022-103

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #941896

3/9/2022Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #964618

3/9/2022Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #844640

3/9/2022Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #388396

3/9/2022Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #378446

3/9/2022Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #140845

2/20/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#5
3/10/2022
26
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#869
3/10/2022
79
Yea
40
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#17
3/9/2022
16
Yea
20
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Rules
3/8/2022
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#659
3/2/2022
78
Yea
39
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House State Affairs Committee
2/21/2022
13
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/11/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Erin Grall
Erin Grall
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/10/2022243.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/10/2022245.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/22/2022241.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/2/2022239.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter6/1/2022310.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/23/2022310.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/8/2022322.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2022322.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/21/2022229.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/17/2022228.3 KB