CS/CS/SB 1062 (2022) -  Service of Process

General Bill by Commerce and Tourism and Judiciary and Bradley
Service of Process: Authorizing the Department of State to electronically receive service of process under ch. 48, F.S.; revising procedures for service on partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited partnerships; requiring designation of registered agents and registered offices by certain partnerships, corporations, and companies; revising provisions related to service on public agencies and officers; providing for substituted service on certain nonresidents and foreign business entities and on individuals and foreign business entities concealing their whereabouts, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/CS/HB 545 By Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee and Beltran
Effective Date: 01/02/2023 except as otherwise provided
Last Event: 06/16/22 Chapter No. 2022-190 on Thursday, June 16, 2022 9:02 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/10/22 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 01/31/22 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/10/22 11:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 545 Subject: Service of Process Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 186562 , Commerce and Tourism, Bradley Date Filed: 01/28/22, Line#: 544 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/01/2022 08:34 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 501522 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 544 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • A 496864 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 578 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • A 773144 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 634 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • A 456766 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 782 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • A 877968 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 791 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • A 397986 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 823 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • SA 631374 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 822 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM
    • A 107756 , Judiciary, Bradley Date Filed: 01/07/22, Line#: 1160 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/10/2022 06:10 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/10/2022 6:40:18 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/8/2022 5:18:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 2/1/2022 9:30:28 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 1/28/2022 2:49:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/11/2022 11:14:01 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/7/2022 5:17:21 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/17/2022 02:39 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 26] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/07/2022 10:45 AM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 768] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2022-190 Time: 06/16/2022 - 9:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/15/2022 - 9:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/08/2022 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/07/2022 - 11:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 720 Time: 03/07/2022 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 Time: 03/07/2022 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/07/2022 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 03/04/2022 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/03/2022 - 7:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/03/2022 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/03/2022 - 6:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Substituted for CS/CS/HB 545 Time: 03/03/2022 - 6:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/28/2022 - 11:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022) Time: 02/28/2022 - 10:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/28/2022 - 9:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/17/2022 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 426 Time: 02/17/2022 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 422 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 422 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 420, 421 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/22 -SJ 426 Time: 02/11/2022 - 8:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/11/2022 - 8:29 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 370 Time: 02/10/2022 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/07/2022 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 247 Time: 02/02/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/02/2022 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/01/2022 - 9:55 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 Time: 01/31/2022 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/26/2022 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Now in Commerce and Tourism Time: 01/12/2022 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 93 Time: 01/11/2022 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 71 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/11/2022 - 10:58 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 96 Time: 01/10/2022 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/03/2022 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 72 Time: 12/13/2021 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/29/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
15.16 CS/CS/HB 545
48.061 CS/CS/HB 545
48.062 CS/CS/HB 545, SB 750
48.071 CS/CS/HB 545
48.081 CS/CS/HB 545, SB 750
48.091 CS/CS/HB 545
48.101 CS/CS/HB 545
48.102 CS/CS/HB 545
48.111 CS/CS/HB 545, SB 750
48.151 CS/CS/HB 545, CS/CS/CS/HB 959, CS/CS/SB 1874
48.161 CS/CS/HB 545
48.181 CS/CS/HB 545
48.184 CS/CS/HB 545
48.194 CS/CS/HB 545
48.197 CS/CS/HB 545
49.011 CS/CS/HB 545
495.145 CS/CS/HB 545
605.0117 CS/CS/HB 545
605.09091 CS/CS/HB 545
605.0910 CS/CS/HB 545
605.1045 CS/CS/HB 545
607.0504 CS/CS/HB 545
607.1423 CS/CS/HB 545
607.15101 CS/CS/HB 545
607.1520 CS/CS/HB 545
617.0504 CS/CS/HB 545
617.1510 CS/CS/HB 545
617.1520 CS/CS/HB 545
620.1117 CS/CS/HB 545
620.1907 CS/CS/HB 545
620.2105 CS/CS/HB 545
620.2109 CS/CS/HB 545
620.8915 CS/CS/HB 545
620.8919 CS/CS/HB 545
766.106 CS/CS/HB 545

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