republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2023/hb-977.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clerks of Court"
description: "Clerks of Court; Revises collections requirements of clerk of court when party petitions for dissolution of marriage; revises collections requirements in probate matters; revises collections requirements of clerk of court in trial & appellate proceedings; revises allocation of filing fees in trial & appellate proceedings; revises collections requirements of clerk of court as it relates to fines, fees, service charges, & costs remitted to state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 977"
citation: "Florida HB 977 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["crimes", "domestic relations", "judicial branch", "motor vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-284"
primary_sponsors: ["Botana"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-21"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0701011-eabc-41e7-aee8-3173d60a537f"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/977/ByCategory"
source_hash: "9406813a2766d301f0bd4c777e4d43b06e066a1c102321bedb6186f56864e202"
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 977 (2023) — Clerks of Court

Clerks of Court; Revises collections requirements of clerk of court when party petitions for dissolution of marriage; revises collections requirements in probate matters; revises collections requirements of clerk of court in trial & appellate proceedings; revises allocation of filing fees in trial & appellate proceedings; revises collections requirements of clerk of court as it relates to fines, fees, service charges, & costs remitted to state.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-284.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 977 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/977/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 977 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/977/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 977 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/977/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Civil Justice Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Botana — primary (person)
- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Bracy Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Eskamani — cosponsor (person)
- Killebrew — cosponsor (person)
- Leek — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Massullo — cosponsor (person)
- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
- Valdés — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-21** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-14** Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-03-14** Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-04-06** Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-04-11** Favorable with CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-04-12** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-12** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-12** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-04-17** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-04-19** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-04-19** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-04-19** 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** 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** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-28** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-28** Substituted for CS/SB 1130
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-28** In Messages
- **2023-04-28** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-22** Chapter No. 2023-284

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0701011-eabc-41e7-aee8-3173d60a537f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).