Legislation: Florida — 2,186 enacted records (OpenStates 2026-07-01)
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Property Rights"
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description: "Property Rights; Authorizes property owners or authorized agents to request assistance from sheriff for immediately removing unauthorized occupants from residential dwelling under certain conditions; requires specified complaint; provides requirements for sheriff; authorizes arrest of unauthorized occupant; provides that sheriff is not liable to any party for loss, destruction, or damage; provides that property owner or agent is not liable to any party for loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal property unless it was wrongfully removed; prohibits unlawfully detaining, or occupying or trespassing upon, residential dwelling intentionally & causing at least specified amount of damage; provides criminal penalties for any person who knowingly & willfully presents false document purporting to be valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, residential real property."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 621"
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citation: "Florida HB 621 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["estates and trusts", "limitations"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2024-44"
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primary_sponsors: ["Steele"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-11-21"
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last_action: "2024-03-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c46ca1f-59a8-48c0-b6a8-f382a7969858"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "551ff5d472ffae11d68a0b110d29a938b3372c21c97ab2deb5bfa1bedbd57dea"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 621 (2024) — Property Rights
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Property Rights; Authorizes property owners or authorized agents to request assistance from sheriff for immediately removing unauthorized occupants from residential dwelling under certain conditions; requires specified complaint; provides requirements for sheriff; authorizes arrest of unauthorized occupant; provides that sheriff is not liable to any party for loss, destruction, or damage; provides that property owner or agent is not liable to any party for loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal property unless it was wrongfully removed; prohibits unlawfully detaining, or occupying or trespassing upon, residential dwelling intentionally & causing at least specified amount of damage; provides criminal penalties for any person who knowingly & willfully presents false document purporting to be valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, residential real property.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-44.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 621 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 621 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 621 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 621 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage, Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Civil Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
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- Steele — primary (person)
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- Amesty — cosponsor (person)
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- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Black — cosponsor (person)
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- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
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- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael — cosponsor (person)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
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- Rudman — cosponsor (person)
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- Stark — cosponsor (person)
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- Tramont — cosponsor (person)
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- Truenow — cosponsor (person)
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- Tuck — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-11-21** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-11-30** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-11-30** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-11-30** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-30** PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
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- **2024-02-01** Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-01** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
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- **2024-02-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2024-02-01** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2024-02-01** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-02** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-02** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2024-02-19** PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2024-02-21** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-21** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2024-02-21** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2024-02-21** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2024-02-21** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-22** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2024-02-22** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
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- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2024-03-01** In Messages
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- **2024-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** Received `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2024-03-06** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 888
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- **2024-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** In Messages
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- **2024-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-27** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-27** Chapter No. 2024-44
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c46ca1f-59a8-48c0-b6a8-f382a7969858`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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