Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 528 — Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process; Authorizing certain natural persons to exempt a specified amount of interest in a single motor vehicle from certain legal processes, etc.

Bill Text

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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 528 By Senator Polsky 29-00815-22 2022528__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to value of motor vehicles exempt from legal process;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 528 By the Committee on Judiciary;
and Senator Polsky 590-02790-22 2022528c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the value of motor vehicles exempt from legal process;
revising upward the value of a motor vehicle owned by a natural person that is exempt from legal process;
authorizing certain natural persons to exempt a specified amount of interest in a single motor vehicle from certain legal processes;
providing applicability;
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Subsection (1) of section 222.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
Section 222.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
222.25 Other individual property of natural persons exempt from legal process.—The following property is exempt from attachment, garnishment, or other legal process:
222.25 Other individual property of natural persons exempt from legal process.— (1) The following property is exempt from attachment, garnishment, or other legal process:
(1) A debtor’s interest, not to exceed $5,000 $1,000 in value, in a single motor vehicle as defined in s.
(a)(1) A debtor’s interest, not to exceed $1,000 in value, in a single motor vehicle as defined in s.
320.01(1) s.
(b)(2) A debtor’s interest in any professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(c)(3) A debtor’s interest in a refund or a credit received or to be received, or the traceable deposits in a financial institution of a debtor’s interest in a refund or credit, pursuant to s.
32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
This exemption does not apply to a debt owed for child support or spousal support.
(d)(4) A debtor’s interest in personal property, not to exceed $4,000, if the debtor does not claim or receive the benefits of a homestead exemption under s.
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 528 590-02790-22 2022528c1 State Constitution.
This exemption does not apply to a debt owed for child support or spousal support.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), an individual debtor under the federal Bankruptcy Code may exempt a debtor’s interest, not to exceed $5,000 in value, in a single motor vehicle as defined in s.
320.01(1).
This subsection applies to any bankruptcy action filed on or after July 1, 2022.
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table

  2. Substituted CS/HB 265 (Vetoed by Governor)

  3. Read 2nd time

  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/22

  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/23/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  8. Now in Rules

  9. Remaining references corrected to Rules

  10. Original reference(s) removed: Transportation

  11. CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  12. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  13. CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  14. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  15. Introduced

  16. Referred to Judiciary; Transportation; Rules

  17. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Bean — Yea
Book — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Powell — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 4000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Gibson — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Rodrigues — Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 528 do?
Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process; Authorizing certain natural persons to exempt a specified amount of interest in a single motor vehicle from certain legal processes, etc.
Who sponsors SB 528?
SB 528 is sponsored by Judiciary and Polsky, Tina Scott (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 528?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 528?
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