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 34
INTRODUCER: Senator Mayfield
SUBJECT: Florida Statutes
DATE: February 21, 2023
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correct grammatical and typographical errors; and delete obsolete, repealed, or superseded
provisions. These recommendations are submitted to the Legislature in the form of technical,
nonsubstantive reviser’s bills. A reviser’s bill cannot be amended except to delete a bill section.
This bill deletes statutory provisions that have been repealed by a noncurrent (past-year) session
of the Legislature where that repeal or expiration date has now occurred, rendering the provision
of no effect (an example would be a repeal set for October 1, 2022, by the 2021 Regular Session
of the Legislature).
This bill amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 259.105, 341.052, 381.0065,
381.988, 400.962, 408.036, 409.996, 1002.31, 1002.394, 1002.421, 1003.52, and 1006.33, F.S.;
repeals ss. 215.5601, 381.00652, and 1002.39, F.S.
II. Present Situation:
The Division of Law Revision, under the authority and requirements of s. 11.242(5)(b) and (i),
Florida Statutes, must remove repealed statutory provisions from the statutes where the repeal
was voted by the Legislature sitting in the current year; sections effectively repealed but where
that repeal was passed by a past-year session of the Legislature can only be omitted from the
statutes through a reviser’s bill pursuant to s. 11.242(5)(i).
III. Effect of Proposed Changes:
This bill will delete sections that have already been repealed by the Legislature by substantive
legislation that the Division of Law Revision could not remove from the statutes without the
required inclusion in a reviser’s bill.
REVISED: BILL: SB 34 Page 2
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.
VI. Technical Deficiencies:
None.
VII. Related Issues:
None.
VIII. Statutes Affected:
This bill substantially amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 259.105,
341.052, 381.0065, 381.988, 400.962, 408.036, 409.996, 1002.31, 1002.394, 1002.421, 1003.52,
and 1006.33, F.S. BILL: SB 34 Page 3
This bill repeals the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 215.5601, 381.00652, and
1002.39, 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.