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HB 7015 Expert Testimony

SB 1666 Mortgage Foreclosures

SB 1350 Criminal Penalties

HB 7083 Death Penalty

SB 1412 Expert Testimony

SB 0556 Clerks of the Court

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

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-107

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HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction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

Topic: Foreclosures

Scott signs foreclosure settlement spending plan

by Gray Rohrer - 2 weeks ago - +

The $200 million spending plan will mostly be used in affordable housing programs and funding to address the foreclosure case backlog in the court system. ... Related Research: Press releases from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Senate President Don Gaetz.

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

by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks 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 weeks 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 - 4 weeks 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 - 4 weeks 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.

Legislature passes $200 million foreclosure settlement spending package

by Gray Rohrer - 2 months 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 - 2 months 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.

Senate moves closer to House on foreclosure settlement spending

by Gray Rohrer - 2 months ago - +

The Senate inserted money for House preferences such as Habitat for Humanity and college dorm plans, but stood firm on funding for affordable housing programs as it advanced SB 1852, which spends $200 million in foreclosure settlement funds.

House passes $74.4 billion budget

by Gray Rohrer - 2 months ago - +

Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne Beach, cast the lone opposing Republican vote against the House budget on Friday. File photo by John Iarussi.

The budget includes similarities with the Senate plan, but the two sides are far apart on their plans for Medicaid expansion.

Florida tops foreclosure list again for first quarter of 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 2 months ago - +

There was one foreclosure filing for every 104 housing units in Florida through the first three months of the year. ... Related Research: April 9, 2013 RealtyTrac Report: "U.S. Foreclosure Starts Edge Higher For Second Straight Month in March as Bank Repossessions Continue to Drop"

House, Senate differ in approach to foreclosure settlement money

by Gray Rohrer - 3 months ago - +

The two chambers have different spending plans for $200 million from a foreclosure fraud settlement agreement.

Foreclosure speed-up bill continues House trek; courts ask for funding to tackle backlog

by Gray Rohrer - 4 months ago - +

HB 87 continues its progress in the House as Florida's court system asks a Senate panel for more funding to help clear the glut of foreclosures stuck in the system. ... Related Research: March 6, 2013 meeting materials from the House Justice Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee.

Week in Review for Feb. 11 to Feb. 15

by Florida Current Staff - 4 months ago - +

This week we learned that if the state goes to a 401(k)-style pension plan there will be fewer paying into the old system and more getting payments as time goes on, that Jim Greer pleaded guilty to theft and money laundering, and that election law reform has a chance to pass during the 2013 session of the Legislature.