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| Bill | 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. | us/states/fl | Florida Legislature | 2020 | HB 625 | Florida HB 625 (2020) |
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enacted | 2020-130 |
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4 | 38 | 5 | 2019-11-13 | 2020-06-30 | openstates | ocd-bill/f3495378-1560-4ed8-8b6c-edb4c326381c | http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/625/ByCategory | f96e470d9132ab7db5e0144cdc13e167eec00a11231f6d36cfcce294953e65f0 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
- H 625 Filed (filed) — source
- H 625 c1 (committee substitute) — source
- H 625 c2 (committee substitute) — source
- H 625 er (enrolled) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/f3495378-1560-4ed8-8b6c-edb4c326381c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).