---
type: "Bill"
title: "Subpoenas"
description: "Subpoenas; Revises definition of term \"properly served\"; authorizes applicant to petition court to compel compliance with subpoena; authorizes court to address noncompliance as indirect criminal contempt & impose daily fine."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 103"
citation: "Florida HB 103 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["evidence"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2020-43"
primary_sponsors: ["Civil Justice Subcommittee"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-08-29"
last_action: "2020-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e607913d-e780-471f-a749-9642a7fa6921"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/103/ByCategory"
source_hash: "96242ad23f1e39e91fb17cca51adf9e4d1076c2f44dc8d0bc10f1ed0800d365f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 103 (2020) — Subpoenas

Subpoenas; Revises definition of term "properly served"; authorizes applicant to petition court to compel compliance with subpoena; authorizes court to address noncompliance as indirect criminal contempt & impose daily fine.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-43.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 103 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/103/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 103 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/103/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 103 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/103/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Business & Professions Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Civil Justice Subcommittee — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-08-29** Filed `filing`
- **2019-09-23** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Business and Professions Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-07** On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2019-11-14** CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
- **2019-11-18** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2019-11-25** Now in Business and Professions Subcommittee
- **2019-12-04** On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall
- **2019-12-11** Favorable by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-12-11** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2020-01-21** On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/23/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
- **2020-01-23** Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-24** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-13** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
- **2020-02-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-02-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-26** In Messages
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-02** Received
- **2020-03-10** Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2020-03-10** Substituted for SB 1002
- **2020-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Ordered enrolled
- **2020-06-03** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2020-06-18** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-19** Chapter No. 2020-43

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e607913d-e780-471f-a749-9642a7fa6921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).