2024 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1660: Translation Services

Legislative Summary

Authorizing courts to contract with a third-party translation service provider to provide translation services; providing that such services may be made available to any party requesting them, regardless of whether represented by counsel; providing that a court is not required to provide translation services, etc.

Bill History

1/5/2024
Filed
Senate
1/11/2024
Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
Senate
1/11/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/24/2024
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/29/2024
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
1/30/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/30/2024
Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice
Senate
1/30/2024
Remaining references corrected to Rules
Senate
1/30/2024
Now in Rules
Senate
2/1/2024
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
2/9/2024
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/14/2024
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
Senate
2/15/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/26/2024
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24
Senate
2/28/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/28/2024
Substituted HB 1393
Senate
2/28/2024
Laid on Table, refer to HB 1393
Senate

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment (Delete All) #528446

2/26/2024Not Adopted

Senate Committee Substitue Amendment #508464 Amendment (Delete All) (714748)

1/29/2024Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #714748

1/26/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Rules
2/14/2024
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
1/29/2024
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/5/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Victor Torres
Victor Torres
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20242.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/5/20245.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/15/2024217.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/13/2024217.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/30/2024217.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2024219.3 KB