Florida · Senate Bill 576 · 2025 Regular Session

Service of Process

SB 576 Sponsored by Thomas J. "Tom" Leek Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Expanding the hours during which registered agents are required to keep the designated registered office open for the purpose of process service; authorizing service of process by personally serving the receiver for specified domestic entities in receivership during pendency of the receivership; requiring that a certain substituted service of process be issued in the name of the party to be served in care of the Secretary of State; specifying that registered agents must have been designated under a specified provision for a specified purpose, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary10–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeNow in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability7–0 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 431
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 157 -SJ 432
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 157 (Ch. 2025-13) -SJ 432

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Passed 10–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Passed 7–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.