2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0846: Advertisements for Representation Services

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting notaries public from using specified terms to describe themselves under certain circumstances; creating a civil cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief and to recover damages and attorney fees and costs; requiring certain businesses or persons offering immigration services to post a conspicuous notice with a specified statement, etc.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Judiciary
Senate
3/26/2025
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/11/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Senate
4/17/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/17/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate
4/23/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate
4/24/2025
Retained on Special Order Calendar
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #496196

3/21/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Rules
4/16/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
4/1/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Tourism
3/25/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/17/20256.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202512.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/18/202518.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025245.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/15/2025258.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025258.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025258.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025270.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025279.3 KB