---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Nuisances"
description: "Public Nuisances; Authorizes sheriffs to sue to enjoin alleged nuisances; revises notice requirements for filing of temporary injunctions relating to enjoinment of nuisances; extends time period of notice before lien may attach to real estate; declares use of location by certain persons is public nuisance; declares that any place or premises that has been used on more than two occasions during certain time period as site of specified violations is nuisance; provides opportunity to remedy nuisance; prohibits rental property from being abated or subject to forfeiture."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 625"
citation: "Florida HB 625 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil practice and procedure"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2020-130"
primary_sponsors: ["Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-11-13"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3495378-1560-4ed8-8b6c-edb4c326381c"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/625/ByCategory"
source_hash: "f96e470d9132ab7db5e0144cdc13e167eec00a11231f6d36cfcce294953e65f0"
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 625 (2020) — Public Nuisances

Public Nuisances; Authorizes sheriffs to sue to enjoin alleged nuisances; revises notice requirements for filing of temporary injunctions relating to enjoinment of nuisances; extends time period of notice before lien may attach to real estate; declares use of location by certain persons is public nuisance; declares that any place or premises that has been used on more than two occasions during certain time period as site of specified violations is nuisance; provides opportunity to remedy nuisance; prohibits rental property from being abated or subject to forfeiture.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2020-130.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 625 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/625/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 625 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/625/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 625 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/625/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 625 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/625/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-13** Filed `filing`
- **2019-11-25** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-01-27** On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2020-01-29** CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
- **2020-01-30** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2020-01-31** CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2020-02-02** Original reference(s) removed: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
- **2020-02-02** CS referred to State Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-02** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2020-02-11** On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
- **2020-02-13** CS/CS by State Affairs Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
- **2020-02-13** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2020-02-13** CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time
- **2020-02-14** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-24** On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2020-02-26** Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
- **2020-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2020-03-09** Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
- **2020-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-10** In Messages
- **2020-03-10** Referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2020-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2020-03-10** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 888
- **2020-03-10** Received
- **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 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Ordered enrolled
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2020-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Chapter No. 2020-130

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3495378-1560-4ed8-8b6c-edb4c326381c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).