# Florida HB 1559: Vexatious Litigants Florida HB 1559, Vexatious Litigants, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Judson Sapp (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter No. 2025-128) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1559-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1559 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Vexatious Litigants - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter No. 2025-128 - Sponsor: Judson Sapp (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Abusive litigants face legal cost guarantees: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, parties in Florida courts can request a financial guarantee covering reasonable expected attorney fees and taxable costs. After notice and a hearing, courts must require this security from a vexatious litigant unlikely to win against the requesting party. The court sets the… - Abusive litigants face new filing limits: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, courts can require vexatious litigants to get approval before starting new cases without lawyers in that circuit. Approval requires a case with merit, not one meant to delay or harass; courts can also require financial security. Clerks must reject filings lacking approval an… - Broader rules target abusive court filings: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida expands rules protecting people from abusive cases filed by people without lawyers. A person representing themselves can be labeled a vexatious litigant after five or more final court losses in the previous seven years. Cases found to have been pursued in good faith… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Judson Sapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Tom Fabricio (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-06-06: Chapter No. 2025-128 - 2025-06-05: Approved by Governor - 2025-06-04: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-23: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 498 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time -SJ 498 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time -SJ 498 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1650 -SJ 498 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 498 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House) - 2025-04-09: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-08: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-08: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-08: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-28: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-28: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-27: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-27: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-27: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-27: Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-27: Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-25: Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-05: Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1559/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1559-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).