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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1559: Vexatious Litigants

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1559 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Vexatious Litigants. Primary sponsor: Tom Fabricio (Republican), Judson Sapp (Republican), Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-128.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Vexatious Litigants; Expands actions subject to Florida Vexatious Litigant Law; revises eligibility for designation as vexatious litigant; revises sanctions & remedies for vexatious litigation; prohibits clerks of court from accepting certain filings from vexatious litigant; specifies duration of automatic stay imposed against vexatious litigation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom FabricioPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Judson SappPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Civil Justice & Claims SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter No. 2025-128
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. In Messages
  7. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1650
  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. Withdrawn from Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source