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HB 7015 Expert Testimony

SB 1666 Mortgage Foreclosures

SB 1350 Criminal Penalties

SB 1412 Expert Testimony

SB 0556 Clerks of the Court

HB 7083 Death Penalty

SB 1384 Nursing Home Litigation

SB 0186 Jurisdiction of the Courts

HB 0643 Clerks of Court

SB 1016 Dentistry

Courts Bills On The Move

CJS1 Terms of Court

HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7017

HB 7015 Expert Testimony

Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/04/13)

HB 0651 Relief/Yvonne Morton/DOH

HOUSE Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills

HB 0937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act

HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

HB 1379 Service of Process

SENATE Died in Criminal Justice

CRJS2 Sex Offenses

HOUSE Committee Bill filed as H 7031

SB 7050 Postconviction Capital Collateral Proceedings

SENATE Committee Bill Filed as S 1510

SB 1372 Pretrial Detention

SENATE Read Third Time; Substituted for HB 7035; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7035

HB 7081 Postconviction Capital Case Procedures

HOUSE Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

HB 7123 Sovereign Immunity

HOUSE Died in Appropriations Committee

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The Week in Review for May 17, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 1 day ago - +

This week we learned what Gov. Rick Scott didn't like in the budget as he signed the overall spending package, that Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s latest takeout deal wasn't well-received, and that four lawyers at the Department of Environmental Protection were shown the door.

State settles contract dispute with tech company over website

by Gray Rohrer - 2 days ago - +

The Department of Education has agreed to pay Infinity Software Development $1.25 million to settle a dispute over a $20 million contract to build a website to help get students ready for new academic standards being phased in over the next few years.

Home and condo sales surge in April, boosted by cash deals

by Florida Current Staff - 3 days ago - +

Sales of existing single family homes and condos jumped up last month, but were heavily reliant on cash deals, suggesting the housing recovery is heavily reliant on investors.

Attorneys pledge lawsuit if Gov. Scott signs foreclosure bill

by Gray Rohrer - 4 days ago - +

Foreclosure attorneys are preparing to file suit to stop HB 87, the expedited foreclosure bill, should Gov. Rick Scott sign it into law.

High court knocks down Palm Bay lien ordinance, but foreclosure bill could aid local governments

by Gray Rohrer - 1 week ago - +

An ordinance from the Brevard County town giving higher priority to municipal liens than mortgage liens was struck down by the Florida Supreme Court. A bill headed to Gov. Rick Scott's desk, though, would give local governments more power to pursue foreclosures on properties they have liens on ahead of action by banks and lenders.

Consumer group, decrying bad year, calls for batch of vetoes

by Gray Rohrer - 1 week ago - +

Bills making it easier for landlords to evict tenants, speeding up foreclosures, increasing interest rates on payday loans and imposing new requirements before suing car dealers should be vetoed, Florida Consumer Action Network says.

Arrivals and Departures for May 3, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +

The RPOF has hired a new executive director and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a new law enforcement director.

Anti-'Shariah' bill is dead for this session

by Travis Pillow - 3 weeks ago - +

Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, sponsored the bill saying he wanted to protect Floridians from foreign law being used against them in state courts.

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by LobbyTools - 3 weeks ago - +

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Legislature passes $200 million foreclosure settlement spending package

by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +

The money from a foreclosure fraud settlement with some of the nation's largest banks will go to affordable housing programs, Habitat for Humanity, legal aid to counsel those in foreclosure and funding for the court system to address the backlog of foreclosure cases.

Expedited foreclosure bill clears House

by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +

HB 87 to speed up the foreclosure process passed on a vote of 87-26. A similar bill passed the House last year but didn't make it through the Senate.

Lawmakers finalize $74.4 billion budget, but conforming bills remain unresolved

by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +

Teachers rated as "effective" or "highly effective" will be eligible for raises between $2,500 and $3,500, but won't receive them until July 2014 under the budget plan agreed to by lawmakers Sunday night. Conforming bills dealing with the clerks of court and IT consolidation are still to be decided as the 2013 session heads into its final five days.

State workers and tuition down, teachers and clerks to go in budget talks

by Gray Rohrer - 4 weeks ago - +

After meeting until 10:40 p.m. Saturday, the two chambers must still work out issues over teacher pay raises, clerks of the court funding and IT consolidation before wrapping up their budget work. A budget must be printed and on members' desks by Tuesday to meet the constitutionally mandated 72-hour "cooling off" period and finish by Friday, the scheduled last day of session.