---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removal of Unknown Parties in Possession"
description: "Removal of Unknown Parties in Possession; Revises requirements for service on unknown parties in possession."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 441"
citation: "Florida HB 441 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-124"
primary_sponsors: ["Brackett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9220a22-6fbc-406c-a6cc-baa976278ce6"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/441/ByCategory"
source_hash: "0c74544b218f17322ea2a4a383c783d6ebae0b92791f626efe25df9c3e351afc"
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 441 (2023) — Removal of Unknown Parties in Possession

Removal of Unknown Parties in Possession; Revises requirements for service on unknown parties in possession.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-124.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 441 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/441/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 441 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/441/BillText/e1/PDF)
3. **H 441 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/441/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brackett — primary (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- McClain — cosponsor (person)
- Roth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** 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 Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-03-14** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-14** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-14** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
- **2023-04-20** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 484355 adopted
- **2023-04-25** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-02** Substituted for CS/SB 522
- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-02** In Messages
- **2023-05-02** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-23** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-25** Chapter No. 2023-124

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9220a22-6fbc-406c-a6cc-baa976278ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).