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The Florida Senate
                   BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
               (This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.)
                              Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Rules
 BILL:           SB 74
 INTRODUCER:     Senator Mayfield
 SUBJECT:        Florida Statutes
 DATE:           December 12, 2023               REVISED:
            ANALYST                    STAFF DIRECTOR                 REFERENCE                                 ACTION
1. Pollitz (DLR)                     Twogood                                RC             Favorable
  I.     Summary:
         The Division of Law Revision of the Office of Legislative Services is required, by statute, to
         conduct a systematic and continuing study of the Florida Statutes. The purpose of this study is to
         recommend to the Legislature changes that will remove inconsistencies, redundancies, and
         unnecessary repetition from the statutes; improve clarity and facilitate correct interpretation;
         correct grammatical and typographical errors; delete obsolete, repealed, or superseded
         provisions; and revise statutory provisions to conform to directives of the Legislature. These
         recommendations are submitted to the Legislature in the form of technical, nonsubstantive
         reviser’s bills.
         SB 74 is a general reviser’s bill to delete expired or obsolete language; correct cross-references
         and grammatical or typographical errors; remove inconsistencies and redundancies from the
         statutes; improve the clarity of the statutes and facilitate their correct interpretation; confirm the
         restoration of provisions unintentionally omitted from republication in the acts of the Legislature
         during the amendatory process; and revise statutory provisions to conform to directives of the
         Legislature. A reviser’s bill cannot be amended except to delete a bill section.
         This bill substantially amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 16.56, 20.435,
         20.60, 39.101, 39.4085, 112.215, 112.313, 121.091, 125.0104, 163.11, 163.3202, 163.32051,
         173.04, 196.101, 212.08, 215.681, 220.199, 288.012, 288.095, 288.107, 296.44, 298.301, 322.27,
         330.41, 365.172, 373.228, 373.583, 376.323, 380.0553, 380.0933, 381.986, 397.335, 403.865,
         409.1678, 409.996, 413.801, 415.1103, 420.5096, 445.003, 456.42, 480.041, 497.260, 501.2042,
         553.865, 560.103, 565.04, 571.265, 585.01, 626.321, 626.602, 627.06292, 627.351, 627.410,
         628.8015, 692.201, 720.305, 744.21031, 766.315, 768.38, 768.381, 790.013, 810.098, 849.38,
         933.40, 961.06, 1000.21, 1001.42, 1002.01, 1002.20, 1002.351, 1002.394, 1002.395, 1002.44,
         1002.82, 1003.02, 1003.4201, 1003.46, 1004.615, 1004.648, 1006.07, 1006.28, 1008.25,
         1009.21, 1009.286, 1009.30, 1009.895, 1012.71, 1012.993, and 1013.64, F.S., and reenacts and
         amends s. 1011.62, F.S.
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 II.     Present Situation:
         The Division of Law Revision, under the authority and requirements of s. 11.242, Florida
         Statutes, submits reviser’s bills to the rules committees of both houses as needed. General
         reviser’s bills to clean up obsolete language, update cross-references, correct grammatical and
         typographical errors, and revise statutory provisions to conform to directives of the Legislature
         are submitted every year.
III.     Effect of Proposed Changes:
         The effect of this bill is of a technical nature only; reviser’s bills do not contain substantive
         changes. The bill will clean up grammatical and similar errors in the Florida Statutes.
IV.      Constitutional Issues:
         A.     Municipality/County Mandates Restrictions:
                None.
         B.     Public Records/Open Meetings Issues:
                None.
         C.     Trust Funds Restrictions:
                None.
         D.     State Tax or Fee Increases:
                None.
         E.     Other Constitutional Issues:
                None.
V.       Fiscal Impact Statement:
         A.     Tax/Fee Issues:
                None.
         B.     Private Sector Impact:
                None.
         C.     Government Sector Impact:
                None.
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 VI.      Technical Deficiencies:
          None.
VII.      Related Issues:
          None.
VIII.     Statutes Affected:
          This bill substantially amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 16.56, 20.435,
          20.60, 39.101, 39.4085, 112.215, 112.313, 121.091, 125.0104, 163.11, 163.3202, 163.32051,
          173.04, 196.101, 212.08, 215.681, 220.199, 288.012, 288.095, 288.107, 296.44, 298.301, 322.27,
          330.41, 365.172, 373.228, 373.583, 376.323, 380.0553, 380.0933, 381.986, 397.335, 403.865,
          409.1678, 409.996, 413.801, 415.1103, 420.5096, 445.003, 456.42, 480.041, 497.260, 501.2042,
          553.865, 560.103, 565.04, 571.265, 585.01, 626.321, 626.602, 627.06292, 627.351, 627.410,
          628.8015, 692.201, 720.305, 744.21031, 766.315, 768.38, 768.381, 790.013, 810.098, 849.38,
          933.40, 961.06, 1000.21, 1001.42, 1002.01, 1002.20, 1002.351, 1002.394, 1002.395, 1002.44,
          1002.82, 1003.02, 1003.4201, 1003.46, 1004.615, 1004.648, 1006.07, 1006.28, 1008.25,
          1009.21, 1009.286, 1009.30, 1009.895, 1012.71, 1012.993, and 1013.64, F.S., and reenacts and
          amends s. 1011.62, F.S.
 IX.      Additional Information:
          A.       Committee Substitute – Statement of Changes:
                   (Summarizing differences between the Committee Substitute and the prior version of the bill.)
                   None.
          B.       Amendments:
                   None.
           This Senate Bill Analysis does not reflect the intent or official position of the bill’s introducer or the Florida Senate.
Statutes affected: 
S 74 Filed: 20.435, 20.60, 39.101, 39.4085, 112.215, 112.313, 121.091, 163.11, 163.3202, 163.32051, 173.04, 196.101, 212.08, 215.681, 220.199, 288.012, 288.095, 288.107, 296.44, 322.27, 330.41, 373.228, 373.583, 376.323, 380.0553, 380.0933, 381.986, 397.335, 403.865, 409.1678, 413.801, 415.1103, 420.5096, 445.003, 456.42, 480.041, 497.260, 501.2042, 560.103, 565.04, 571.265, 626.321, 626.602, 627.06292, 627.410, 720.305, 744.21031, 768.38, 768.381, 790.013, 810.098, 849.38, 933.40, 961.06, 1001.42, 1002.01, 1002.20, 1003.02, 1003.4201, 1003.46, 1004.648, 1009.21, 1009.286, 1009.30, 1011.62, 1012.71, 1012.993, 1013.64
S 74 er: 20.435, 20.60, 39.101, 39.4085, 112.215, 112.313, 121.091, 163.11, 163.3202, 163.32051, 173.04, 196.101, 212.08, 215.681, 220.199, 288.012, 288.095, 288.107, 296.44, 322.27, 330.41, 373.228, 373.583, 376.323, 380.0553, 380.0933, 381.986, 397.335, 403.865, 409.1678, 415.1103, 420.5096, 445.003, 456.42, 480.041, 497.260, 501.2042, 560.103, 565.04, 571.265, 626.321, 626.602, 627.06292, 627.410, 720.305, 744.21031, 768.38, 768.381, 790.013, 810.098, 849.38, 933.40, 961.06, 1001.42, 1002.01, 1002.20, 1003.02, 1003.4201, 1003.46, 1004.648, 1009.21, 1009.286, 1009.30, 1011.62, 1012.71, 1012.993, 1013.64