HB 265 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Postjudgment Execution Proceedings Relating to Terrorism

Summary

Postjudgment Execution Proceedings Relating to Terrorism; Provides additional requirements for postjudgment execution proceedings to enforce judgments entered against terrorist parties under specified provisions; provides retroactive application of specified provisions.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 265 Filed → H 265 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand its scope by adding 'retroactive application' to the description and changing the effective date from July 1, 2025 to 'upon becoming a law.' The substantive legal text regarding terrorism-related postjudgment proceedings was significantly expanded to include additional enforcement mechanisms for intangible assets, clarify service of process rules, and extend provisions to cover agency or instrumentality entities not named in the original judgment.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include retroactive application of provisions and to cover judgments against terrorist parties' agencies or instrumentalities not originally named in the judgment.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to 'upon becoming a law'

SCOPE

Added retroactive application provision to the bill description

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded enforcement provisions to include service of process on any person or entity over whom the court has personal jurisdiction

Added provisions establishing situs of intangible assets in Florida for jurisdiction purposes regardless of actual location

Expanded provisions to cover blocked funds deemed owned by terrorist parties or their agencies/instrumentalities

ELIGIBILITY

Broadened applicability to include civil actions filed before the effective date of the act

Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

21–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 22

Apr 2, 2025

D Democratic6

5 Yea 1

83% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (21-0-1)

house

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors