SB 1338 (2009) -  Small Claims Process [SPSC]

General Bill by Judiciary
Small Claims Process [SPSC]: Increases certain fees for filing a civil action in county court. Eliminates the filing fee for reopening a small claims suit, action, or proceeding. Encourages the Florida Supreme Court to study the feasibility of increasing the current limit on the amount in controversy in a small claims action and to exclude personal injury protection cases from the small claims process, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Event: 05/02/09 S Died in Committee on Judiciary on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7028 recommended by:
    Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/04/09   9:00 AM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill (final action)  

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Finance and Tax
  • Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

Related Bills

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Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Judiciary Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Finance and Tax; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00083 Time: 03/02/2009 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Finance and Tax; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 02/19/2009 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/05/2009 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S SPB 7028 submitted as a committee bill (SB 1338) by Judiciary Time: 02/05/2009 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0034.041 CS/SB 248, CS/SB 1718, CS/CS/SB 2108, SB 2250