Florida Senate Bill 1424

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorizing parties to civil cases, family law cases, or probate cases to, by written agreement or stipulation, agree to the appointment of a voluntary trial resolution judge, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the parties to file such written agreement or stipulation with the clerk of the court any time after the action is filed and to file a joint motion requesting such appointment; requiring an appointed voluntary trial resolution judge to take and subscribe to a specified oath; requiring a voluntary trial resolution judge to adjudicate a case until a specified finality occurs in the case, etc.

Voluntary Trial Resolution

Sen. Lori Berman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Judiciary
2026-01-22	Senate	Introduced
2026-01-16	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
2026-01-08	Senate	Filed

H965 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary Committee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
44	107		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1424
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1424/BillText/Filed/HTML