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type: "Bill"
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title: "Commencement of Civil Actions"
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description: "Commencement of Civil Actions; Removes requirement that Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail; requires certain civil actions to be commenced within specified periods."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1407"
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citation: "Florida HB 1407 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["civil rights"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-116"
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primary_sponsors: ["Duggan"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37b0dc12-4bc3-4c23-b2ae-8b1d0b60ca20"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "46c52cb097d7ca770d422f8d76a7895b348c914c0ffee2bbeeb780db17c5b52d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 1407 (2026) — Commencement of Civil Actions
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Commencement of Civil Actions; Removes requirement that Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail; requires certain civil actions to be commenced within specified periods.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-116.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 1407 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 1407 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 1407 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1407/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Duggan — primary (person)
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- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
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- Fabricio — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-09** Filed `filing`
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-27** Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-29** Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-29** Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-29** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-01-30** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-03** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-02-03** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-03** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-04** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-10** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
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- **2026-02-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17** CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-17** In Messages
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-09** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-09** Substituted for CS/SB 1096
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- **2026-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** In Messages
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- **2026-03-09** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-22** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Chapter No. 2026-116
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37b0dc12-4bc3-4c23-b2ae-8b1d0b60ca20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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