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HB 481 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Public Nuisance Abatement

Summary
Public Nuisance Abatement; Revises provisions relating to assessment & collection of fines for public nuisances; removes limit on total amount of fines that may be imposed on public nuisance.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRemoves cap on public nuisance fines, enabling potentially excessive penalties without reform alignment; contradicts common reform goals of limiting punitive financial burdens.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 19, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

H 481 Filed → H 481 c1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a filed version to a committee version, resulting in minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a new page at the end. Substantively, the text of the bill regarding public nuisance fines, legal assistant definitions, and lien foreclosure procedures remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to the header, including adjusting spacing in the title and changing the bill identifier from 'HB 481' to 'CS/HB 481' to reflect its committee status.

A blank page was added to the end of the document, likely to accommodate future amendments or committee notes.

Floor votes · House Jan 27, 2026

How they voted

25–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 26
Jan 27, 2026
D Democratic7
6 Yea 1
85% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
13
Committee
16
Jan 27, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (25-0-1)
house
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Dec 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Erika Booth
Erika Booth
RRepublican
FL
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