SB 512 — Homestead Waivers
Last action — Chapter No. 2018-22
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 11, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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DOCUMENTENROLLED UNAVAILABLELegislature CS for SB 512 2018512er 2 An act relating to homestead waivers;
creating s.
732.7025, F.S.;
providing language that may be used to waive spousal homestead rights concerning devise restrictions;
providing an effective date.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9 Section 1. Section 732.7025, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
732.7025 Waiver of homestead rights through deed.— (1) A spouse waives his or her rights as a surviving spouse with respect to the devise restrictions under s.
4(c), Art.
X of the State Constitution if the following or substantially similar language is included in a deed:
17 “By executing or joining this deed, I intend to waive homestead rights that would otherwise prevent my spouse from devising the homestead property described in this deed to someone other than me.” 22 (2) The waiver language in subsection (1) may not be considered a waiver of the protection against the owner’s creditor claims during the owner’s lifetime and after death.
Such language may not be considered a waiver of the restrictions against alienation by mortgage, sale, gift, or deed without the joinder of the owner’s spouse.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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Action History
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Chapter No. 2018-22
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for CS/HB 421
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Received
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Referred to Calendar
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/18
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CS by Rules read 1st time
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/01/18, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
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Introduced
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Now in Rules
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Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/05/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
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Now in Judiciary
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Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/07/17, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
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Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
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Filed
Sponsors
- Young · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Young
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 113 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Caldwell | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Latvala | — | Yea |
| Cortes, B. | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Cortes, J. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Diaz, M. | — | Yea |
| Moraitis | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Nunez | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Abruzzo | — | Not Voting |
| Altman | — | Not Voting |
| Ahern | — | Yea |
| Asencio | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Bileca | — | Yea |
| Beshears | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Corcoran | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Cummings | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Edwards-Walpole | — | Yea |
| Fant | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Goodson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Hardemon | — | Yea |
| Harrison | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| Mercado | — | Yea |
| Metz | — | Yea |
| Moskowitz | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Olszewski | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Porter | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Raburn | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Shaw | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Spano | — | Yea |
| Stafford | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Trujillo | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Not Voting |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Monique | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Hukill | — | Yea |
| Steube | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Negron | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Yea |
| Galvano | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Campbell, Daryl | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Young, RaShon | Democrat | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Galvano | — | Not Voting |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Flores | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Steube | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bean | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Not Voting |
| Campbell, Daryl | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
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