Florida House Bill 213 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-29 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2025-112)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Specifies requirement for complaint to remove an unauthorized person from residential real property; authorizes commercial property owner or agent to request sheriff to immediately remove persons unlawfully occupying real property if specified conditions met; specifies requirements for sheriff upon receipt of complaint; authorizes sheriff to arrest unauthorized person for legal cause; provides that sheriffs are entitled to specified fee for service of notice to vacate; authorizes owner or agent to request that sheriff stand by while owner or agent takes possession of commercial real property; prohibits person from unlawfully detaining or occupying or trespassing upon commercial real property & intentionally causing specified amount of damage; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, real property under certain circumstances.

Property Rights

House Judiciary Committee

Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman [R]

Rep. Webster Barnaby [R]

Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]

2025-04-02 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 17 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - House - House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-29	House	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 322 (Ch. 2025-112)
2025-04-03	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2025-04-03	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2025-04-03	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2025-04-02	House	CS Filed
2025-04-02	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2025-04-02	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2025-04-02	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2025-03-31	House	PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2025-03-13	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2025-03-13	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-03-13	House	Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-03-11	House	Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2025-03-04	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-01-30	House	Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-01-30	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-01-30	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-01-21	House	Filed

S322 (Same As) 2025-06-03 - Chapter No. 2025-112

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
689	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
775	0837		Amended Code	See Bill Text
806	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
817	0311		Amended Code	See Bill Text
82	036		Amended Code	See Bill Text
82	037		Amended Code	See Bill Text
895	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/BillText/c1/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/Analyses/h0213.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/Analyses/h0213a.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/Analyses/h0213b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/Analyses/h0213z.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/213/Analyses/h0213z1.CIV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=72892&IsPCB=0&BillId=80774
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=74165&IsPCB=1&BillId=80774