Florida House Bill 987 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes clerks of circuit court to provide interpretation & translation services; authorizes clerks of circuit court to contract with third-party interpretation service & translation service providers to provide such services in civil actions; provides that provision of such services by clerks of circuit court is ministerial, is authorized court-related function & is allowable expenditure; provides that such services may be made available to party regardless of whether party is represented by counsel; provides that clerks of circuit court are not required to provide interpretation & translation services.

Court-related Functions

Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]

Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]

2024-01-25 - House - House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Y: 11 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2024-01-25	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2024-01-25	House	Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-25	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-23	House	Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2024-01-08	House	Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-08	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2024-01-08	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-21	House	Filed

S1660 (Similar To) 2024-02-28 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 1393

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
28	215		Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	217		Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/987
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/987/BillText/Filed/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/987/Analyses/h0987.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/987/Analyses/h0987a.CJS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=70527&IsPCB=0&BillId=79647