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FL SB 644

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Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 644 pass?

No. FL SB 644 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules

What is FL SB 644 about?

Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs; Authorizing a court to order attorney fees, suit money, and costs in appellate proceedings; authorizing the inclusion of certain fees, money, and costs in an award of attorney fees, suit money, and costs; authorizing the court to award, deny, or reduce attorney fees, suit money, and costs under certain circumstances, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 644?

Grall, Judiciary, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice are the primary sponsors of FL SB 644.

Description

Attorney Fees, Suit Money, and Costs; Authorizing a court to order attorney fees, suit money, and costs in appellate proceedings; authorizing the inclusion of certain fees, money, and costs in an award of attorney fees, suit money, and costs; authorizing the court to award, deny, or reduce attorney fees, suit money, and costs under certain circumstances, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Grallprimary
  • Judiciaryprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justiceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Rules

    failure

  2. 2026-02-24

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time

  3. 2026-02-23

    Now in Rules

  4. 2026-02-20

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. 2026-02-18

    CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  6. 2026-02-18

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  7. 2026-02-13

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building

  8. 2026-02-12

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  9. 2026-02-11

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  10. 2026-02-10

    CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  11. 2026-02-05

    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  12. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  13. 2025-12-09

    Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-11-21

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-10 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Berman: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-18 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Osgood: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Wright: other

Related bills

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