FL HB 759
deadCourt Fees
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 759 pass?
No. FL HB 759 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules
What is FL HB 759 about?
Court Fees; Increases service charges clerk of circuit court charges for certain services rendered by clerk's office; increases certain filing fees & service charges that may be charged by clerk in probate matters; increases certain filing fees & service charges in trial & appellate proceedings; increases certain filing fees & service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; revises distribution formula for additional filing fees; increases service charge clerk is entitled to for disbursement of surplus proceeds for certain judicial sales procedures; increases filing fee for additional timeshare interests joining consolidated timeshare foreclosure action; increases fee clerk of circuit court may charge for auditing of return of ward's estate; requires Office of Economic & Demographic Research to prepare certain report; requires such report to be submitted to Legislature.
Who sponsors FL HB 759?
Smith, Justice Budget Subcommittee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 759, joined by 8 cosponsors.
Description
Court Fees; Increases service charges clerk of circuit court charges for certain services rendered by clerk's office; increases certain filing fees & service charges that may be charged by clerk in probate matters; increases certain filing fees & service charges in trial & appellate proceedings; increases certain filing fees & service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; revises distribution formula for additional filing fees; increases service charge clerk is entitled to for disbursement of surplus proceeds for certain judicial sales procedures; increases filing fee for additional timeshare interests joining consolidated timeshare foreclosure action; increases fee clerk of circuit court may charge for auditing of return of ward's estate; requires Office of Economic & Demographic Research to prepare certain report; requires such report to be submitted to Legislature.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
- Justice Budget Subcommitteeprimary
- Raynercosponsor
- Plasenciacosponsor
- Partingtoncosponsor
- Yarkoskycosponsor
- Blancocosponsor
- Alvarez, D.cosponsor
- Gossett-Seidmancosponsor
- Starkcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Rules
failure
2026-02-26
Received
enrolled
2026-02-26
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-25
In Messages
2026-02-25
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-19
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
2026-02-10
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-10
Bill released to House Calendar
2026-02-10
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-10
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-01-23
Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-01-23
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-22
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
reading-1
2026-01-22
CS Filed
filing
2026-01-22
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
deferral
2026-01-22
Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-21
Favorable with CS by Justice Budget Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-16
Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-14
Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-14
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-14
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-01-12
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-05
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-05
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-01-05
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-12
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)
2026-01-14 · pass · 17-0
Favorable With Committee Substitute (Justice Budget Subcommittee)
2026-01-21 · pass · 11-1
Favorable (Judiciary Committee)
2026-02-10 · pass · 16-0
Passage, Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 114-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Plasencia: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Rayner: not voting
- Sapp: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
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