CS/HB 925: Clerks of the Court

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Trabulsy; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, D., Daniels, Gossett-Seidman, Grow, Rayner, Robinson, W., Yarkosky

Clerks of the Court; Authorizing the cumulative excess of funds to be used in the development of the total combined budgets of the clerks of the court; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; revising the definition of the term “publicly accessible website”; increasing the percentage of certain penalties which must be deposited into the fine and forfeiture fund and decreasing the percentage of certain penalties that must be paid to a municipality, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/12/2026 04:32 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (6)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 543 (e1) by Commerce Committee Transportation Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in returning Messages	Compare
  H 1009 (c2) by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Governmental Agency Publication of Advertisements and Public Notices Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Compare
  S 380 (c2) by Trumbull Legal Notices Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Compare
  S 532 (c2) by Simon Clerks of the Court Last Action: 3/11/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 925 -SJ 754	Compare
  S 1080 (c2) by DiCeglie Transportation Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 543 -SJ 658	Compare
  S 1322 by Martin Clerks of the Court Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Judiciary	Compare

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  28.35	Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation.	Page 2 (pdf)
  28.36	Budget procedure.	Page 5 (pdf)
  28.37	Fines, fees, service charges, and costs remitted to the state.	Page 1 (pdf)
  50.0311	Publication of advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website and governmental access channels.	Page 7 (pdf)
  318.18	Amount of penalties.	Page 7 (pdf)
  318.21	Disposition of civil penalties by county courts.	Page 9 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/29/2025	H	• Filed
  1/12/2026	H	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/30/2026	H	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  2/3/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  2/4/2026	H	• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/6/2026	H	• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
  2/12/2026	H	• Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
  2/16/2026	H	• Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  2/20/2026	H	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/24/2026	H	• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/26/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  3/4/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
  3/4/2026	S	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
  3/11/2026	S	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 754 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 532 -SJ 754 • Read 2nd time -SJ 754 • Amendment(s) adopted (878376) -SJ 754 • Read 3rd time -SJ 756 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 756
  3/11/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/12/2026	H	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 878376 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 101, NAYS 5 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled