Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H759: Court Fees
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Increases service charges clerk of circuit court charges for certain services rendered by clerk's office; increases certain filing fees & service charges that may be charged by clerk in probate matters; increases certain filing fees & service charges in trial & appellate proceedings; increases certain filing fees & service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; revises distribution formula for additional filing fees; increases service charge clerk is entitled to for disbursement of surplus proceeds for certain judicial sales procedures; increases filing fee for additional timeshare interests joining consolidated timeshare foreclosure action; increases fee clerk of circuit court may charge for auditing of return of ward's estate; requires Office of Economic & Demographic Research to prepare certain report; requires such report to be submitted to Legislature.
What the bill says
An act relating to court fees; amending s. 28.24, F.S.; increasing the service charges a clerk of the circuit court charges for certain services rendered by the clerk's office; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report; requiring such report to be submitted to the Legislature within a specified time frame; amending s. 28.2401, F.S.; increasing certain filing fees and service charges that may be charged by the clerk in probate matters; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report…
From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:
An act relating to court fees; amending s. 28.24, F.S.; increasing the service charges a clerk of the circuit court charges for certain services rendered by the clerk's office; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report; requiring such report to be submitted to the Legislature within a specified time frame; amending s. 28.2401, F.S.; increasing certain filing fees and service charges that may be charged by the clerk in probate matters; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report; requiring such report to be submitted to the Legislature within a specified time frame; amending s. 28.241, F.S.; increasing certain filing fees and service charges in trial and appellate proceedings; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report; requiring such report to be submitted to the Legislature within a specified time frame; amending s. 34.041, F.S.; increasing certain filing fees and service charges for civil actions, suits, or proceedings in county court; deleting provisions requiring clerks to submit portions of fees collected to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Clerks of the Court Trust CS/HB 759 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb759-01-c1 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES Fund; revising the distribution formula for additional filing fees; requiring the Office …
Sponsors
- Smith, Carlos (D, SD-017) · primary sponsor
- Smith, David (R, HD-038) · primary sponsor
- Alvarez, Danny (R, HD-069)
- Blanco, Omar (R, HD-115)
- Gossett-Seidman, Peggy (R, HD-091)
- Partington (R, 28)
- Partington, Bill (R, HD-028)
- Plasencia (R, 37)
- Plasencia, Susan (R, HD-037)
- Rayner (D, 62)
- Stark, Paula (R, HD-047)
- Yarkosky, Taylor (R, HD-025)
Latest actions
- : Died in Rules
- : Received
- : Referred to Rules
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
- : Read 3rd time
- : Added to Third Reading Calendar
- : Read 2nd time
- : Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
Votes
- House: H 759 c1 (February 25, 2026): 114 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 10, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 10, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Justice Budget Subcommittee (January 21, 2026): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Justice Budget Subcommittee (January 21, 2026): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (January 14, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H759?
- H759 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Court Fees.
- What does H759 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to court fees; amending s. 28.24, F.S.; increasing the service charges a clerk of the circuit court charges for certain services rendered by the clerk's office; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report; requiring such report to be submitted to the Legislature within a specified time frame; amending s. 28.2401, F.S.; increasing certain filing fees and service charges that may be charged by the clerk in probate matters; requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to prepare a certain report…
- What is the status of H759?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Rules (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H759?
- Smith, Carlos (D, SD-017), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H759?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/759
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