---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judgment Liens"
description: "Judgment Liens; Specifies payment intangibles, accounts, & proceeds thereof are subject to judgment liens; removes provision specifying priority of liens; specifies validity & enforceability of liens against motor vehicles & vessels; prohibits issuing motor vehicle certificate of title under certain circumstances; specifies procedures for judgment lienholder to place lien on motor vehicles or vessels; revises authority of certain persons to demand & receive lien satisfaction; requires lienholder to enter satisfaction in certificate of title upon satisfaction or lapse of judgment lien."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 27"
citation: "Florida HB 27 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(adopted)", "civil practice and procedure"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-300"
primary_sponsors: ["Benjamin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-12-06"
last_action: "2023-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a153602a-ffc0-4559-b3e9-776850b274a3"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/27/ByCategory"
source_hash: "2aaa4b971992802cb363571e2ccab85726221d3b657b44555303150e659febb7"
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 27 (2023) — Judgment Liens

Judgment Liens; Specifies payment intangibles, accounts, & proceeds thereof are subject to judgment liens; removes provision specifying priority of liens; specifies validity & enforceability of liens against motor vehicles & vessels; prohibits issuing motor vehicle certificate of title under certain circumstances; specifies procedures for judgment lienholder to place lien on motor vehicles or vessels; revises authority of certain persons to demand & receive lien satisfaction; requires lienholder to enter satisfaction in certificate of title upon satisfaction or lapse of judgment lien.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-300.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 27 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/27/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 27 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/27/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 27 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/27/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benjamin — primary (person)
- Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Woodson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-06** Filed `filing`
- **2022-12-23** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-23** Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-23** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-23** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-02-17** Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-02-24** Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-02-24** Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-11** Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
- **2023-03-11** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-11** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-21** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-03-23** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-23** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-23** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-27** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1574
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-27** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-29** Chapter No. 2023-300

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a153602a-ffc0-4559-b3e9-776850b274a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).