2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1650: Vexatious Litigants

Legislative Summary

Expanding actions subject to the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law; revising eligibility for designation as a vexatious litigant; prohibiting clerks of the court from accepting certain filings from a vexatious litigant, etc.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
Senate
3/7/2025
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/19/2025
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Senate
3/20/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/20/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
3/26/2025
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/10/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
4/14/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/14/2025
Now in Rules
Senate
4/14/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/14/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Senate
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/23/2025
Substituted CS/CS/HB 1559
Senate
4/23/2025
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1559
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #595830

3/18/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Rules
4/16/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
4/10/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
3/19/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Erin Grall
Erin Grall
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/14/202516.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/202517.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/202517.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/2025155.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/15/2025155.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025157.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025153.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/20/2025150.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025148.6 KB