General Bill
Jurisdiction of the Courts:
Authorizes service of process on Secretary of State if other representatives of corporation cannot be served; requires that process served on Secretary of State on behalf of defendant corporation be accompanied by fee & specified information; provides duties of Secretary of State concerning service of process; includes as additional basis for subjecting person to jurisdiction of courts of this state contract that designates law of this state as law governing & agreement to submit to this state's jurisdiction; revises definition of term "foreign judgment" for purposes of Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; clarifies that arbitral tribunal receiving request for interim measure to preserve evidence in dispute governed by act need only consider to extent appropriate potential harm that may occur if measure is not awarded or possibility that requesting party will succeed on merits of claim; deletes restriction on jurisdiction of courts of this state to transactions bearing substantial relation to this state; revises application dates of certain provisions relating to court jurisdiction.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2011
Last Event:
Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM
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Bill #:
CS/SB 1878
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Subject:
Jurisdiction of the Courts
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H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM
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H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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03/14/2011 - 11:29 AM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H Referred to Judiciary Committee
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03/14/2011 - 11:29 AM
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Judiciary Committee
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H Referred to Appropriations Committee
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03/14/2011 - 11:29 AM
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Appropriations Committee
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H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
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03/14/2011 - 11:29 AM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM
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H Filed
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Time:
03/07/2011 - 11:56 AM
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Steinberg
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