Florida · House Bill 157 · 2025 Regular Session

Service of Process

HB 157 Sponsored by Mike Redondo Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 14, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor Apr 22, 2025
  6. Became law Apr 29, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Service of Process; Expands hours during which registered agents are required to keep designated registered office; specifies that certain registered agents may be served process in specified manner; authorizes service of process by personally serving receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of receivership; requires that certain substituted service of process be issued in name of…

Read the full title (108 words)

Service of Process; Expands hours during which registered agents are required to keep designated registered office; specifies that certain registered agents may be served process in specified manner; authorizes service of process by personally serving receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of receivership; requires that certain substituted service of process be issued in name of party to be served in care of SOS; authorizes use of specified substituted service method; provides that SOS & DOS are not parties to lawsuits & may not be served additional court filings by reason of specified substituted service; authorizes substituted service on SOS in specified circumstances; provides retroactive application.

Every action

39 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 31 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeAdded to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee18–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  12. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–0 vote
  16. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  17. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  18. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  19. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
  20. HouseRead 2nd time
  21. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  22. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  23. HouseRead 3rd time
  24. HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  25. SenateIn Messages
  26. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  27. SenateReceived
  28. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 432 · Senate Rules
  29. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  30. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 576 -SJ 432
  31. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 432
  1. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 432
  2. SenateCS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 432
  3. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-13

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full House

113–0
Mar 26, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

Not voting · 6

Third Reading · Full Senate

36–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 1

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 5, 2025 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 18

 Passed 18–0
Mar 13, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

Not voting · 3

 Passed 20–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Mike RedondoR Primary sponsor · District 118
  • CJ Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.