HB 157 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Service of Process

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 157 c1 → H 157 er · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill has been enrolled, meaning it has been approved by both the House and Senate and is now ready for the Governor's signature. The document shows formatting changes from Committee version to Enrolled version, with no substantive policy changes to the bill's content.

TECHNICAL

Document status changed from Committee version (CS/HB 157 c1) to Enrolled version (CS/HB 157 er), indicating legislative approval and finalization for potential gubernatorial signature.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 38

Apr 16, 2025

D Democratic10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors