FloridaService of Process
What it does
Service of Process; Expands hours during which registered agents are required to keep designated registered office; specifies that certain registered agents may be served process in specified manner; authorizes service of process by personally serving receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of receivership; requires that certain substituted service of process be issued in name of party to be served in care of SOS; authorizes use of specified substituted service method; provides that SOS & DOS are not parties to lawsuits & may not be served additional court filings by reason of specified substituted service; authorizes substituted service on SOS in specified circumstances; provides retroactive application.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 1Chapter No. 2025-13Latest
- Apr 29Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Apr 22Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Ordered enrolledMinor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16In Messages
- Apr 16Immediately certified
- Apr 16CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Apr 16Read 3rd timeMinor
- Apr 16Read 2nd timeMinor
- Apr 16Substituted for CS/SB 576
- Apr 16Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Apr 16Withdrawn from RulesMajor
- Apr 2ReceivedMinor
- Mar 31Referred to RulesMinor
- Mar 27In Messages
- Mar 26CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0Passed House
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 26Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 26Placed on 3rd readingMinor
- Mar 26Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 20Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
- Mar 13Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Mar 13Bill released to House Calendar
- Mar 13Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Mar 13Favorable by Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Mar 11Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Mar 7Now in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 7Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Mar 61st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Mar 5CS FiledMinor
- Mar 5Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Mar 5Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Mar 5Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 41st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Mar 3Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 22Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- Jan 22Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 22Referred to Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 14FiledIntroduced