2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0157: Service of Process

Legislative Summary

Expands hours during which registered agents are required to keep designated registered office; specifies that certain registered agents may be served process in specified manner; authorizes service of process by personally serving receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of receivership; requires that certain substituted service of process be issued in name of party to be served in care of SOS; authorizes use of specified substituted service method; provides that SOS & DOS are not parties to lawsuits & may not be served additional court filings by reason of specified substituted service; authorizes substituted service on SOS in specified circumstances; provides retroactive application.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
In Messages
Senate
3/31/2025
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/2/2025
Received
Senate
4/16/2025
Withdrawn from Rules
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/16/2025
Substituted for CS/SB 576
Senate
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/16/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/16/2025
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/16/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Ordered enrolled
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #476245

3/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#5
4/16/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#25
3/26/2025
113
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Judiciary Committee
3/13/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/5/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/16/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mike Redondo
Mike Redondo
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/16/2025127.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/2025184.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/2025183.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025525.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025525.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/5/2025525.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/3/2025522.8 KB