republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2024/hb-621.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property Rights"
description: "Property Rights; Authorizes property owners or authorized agents to request assistance from sheriff for immediately removing unauthorized occupants from residential dwelling under certain conditions; requires specified complaint; provides requirements for sheriff; authorizes arrest of unauthorized occupant; provides that sheriff is not liable to any party for loss, destruction, or damage; provides that property owner or agent is not liable to any party for loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal property unless it was wrongfully removed; prohibits unlawfully detaining, or occupying or trespassing upon, residential dwelling intentionally & causing at least specified amount of damage; provides criminal penalties for any person who knowingly & willfully presents false document purporting to be valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, residential real property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 621"
citation: "Florida HB 621 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["estates and trusts", "limitations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-44"
primary_sponsors: ["Steele"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-11-21"
last_action: "2024-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c46ca1f-59a8-48c0-b6a8-f382a7969858"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/ByCategory"
source_hash: "551ff5d472ffae11d68a0b110d29a938b3372c21c97ab2deb5bfa1bedbd57dea"
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 621 (2024) — Property Rights

Property Rights; Authorizes property owners or authorized agents to request assistance from sheriff for immediately removing unauthorized occupants from residential dwelling under certain conditions; requires specified complaint; provides requirements for sheriff; authorizes arrest of unauthorized occupant; provides that sheriff is not liable to any party for loss, destruction, or damage; provides that property owner or agent is not liable to any party for loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal property unless it was wrongfully removed; prohibits unlawfully detaining, or occupying or trespassing upon, residential dwelling intentionally & causing at least specified amount of damage; provides criminal penalties for any person who knowingly & willfully presents false document purporting to be valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, residential real property.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-44.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 621 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 621 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 621 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 621 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/621/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Civil Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Steele — primary (person)
- Amesty — cosponsor (person)
- Berfield — cosponsor (person)
- Black — cosponsor (person)
- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Plakon — cosponsor (person)
- Rudman — cosponsor (person)
- Stark — cosponsor (person)
- Tramont — cosponsor (person)
- Truenow — cosponsor (person)
- Tuck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-21** Filed `filing`
- **2023-11-30** Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30** Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2024-01-09** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** PCS added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2024-02-01** Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2024-02-01** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-01** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-01** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-02** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2024-02-19** PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2024-02-21** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2024-02-21** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2024-02-21** CS Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-21** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2024-02-22** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-22** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
- **2024-02-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** In Messages
- **2024-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-06** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 888
- **2024-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** In Messages
- **2024-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-27** Chapter No. 2024-44

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c46ca1f-59a8-48c0-b6a8-f382a7969858`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).