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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 759: Court Fees

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 759 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Court Fees. Primary sponsor: Smith, Justice Budget Subcommittee. It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

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.

Court Fees; Increases service charges clerk of circuit court charges for certain services rendered by clerk's office; increases certain filing fees & service charges that may be charged by clerk in probate matters; increases certain filing fees & service charges in trial & appellate proceedings; increases certain filing fees & service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; revises distribution formula for additional filing fees; increases service charge clerk is entitled to for disbursement of surplus proceeds for certain judicial sales procedures; increases filing fee for additional timeshare interests joining consolidated timeshare foreclosure action; increases fee clerk of circuit court may charge for auditing of return of ward's estate; requires Office of Economic & Demographic Research to prepare certain report; requires such report to be submitted to Legislature.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
SmithPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Justice Budget SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Danny AlvarezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Omar BlancoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse115
Peggy Gossett-SeidmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Michele RaynerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Paula StarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Taylor YarkoskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“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. Died in Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill released to House Calendar
  12. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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