Florida Statute 11.011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title III
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; COMMISSIONS

Chapter 11
LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES, AND STAFFING

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11.011 Special session; convened by Legislature.—

(1) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, by joint proclamation duly filed with the Department of State, may convene the Legislature in special session pursuant to the authority of s. 3, Art. III of the State Constitution.

(2) The Legislature may also be convened in special session in the following manner: When 20 percent of the members of the Legislature shall execute in writing and file with the Department of State their certificates that conditions warrant the convening of the Legislature into special session, the Department of State shall, within 7 days after receiving the requisite number of such certificates, poll the members of the Legislature, and upon the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members of both houses, shall forthwith fix the day and hour for the convening of such special session. Notice thereof shall be given each member by registered mail within 7 days after receiving the requisite number of said certificates. The time for convening of said session shall not be less than 14 days nor more than 21 days from the date of mailing said notices. In pursuance of said certificates, affirmative vote of the membership, and notice, the Legislature shall convene in special session. Should the Department of State fail to receive the requisite number of said certificates requesting the convening of a special session of the Legislature within a period of 60 days after receipt of the first of said certificates, all certificates previously filed shall be rendered null and void and no special session shall be called, and said certificates shall not be used at any future time for the convening of the Legislature.

(3) During any special session convened pursuant to this section, only such legislative business may be transacted as is within the purview of the purpose or purposes stated in the proclamation, the certificates filed with the Secretary of State, or in a communication from the Governor or as is introduced by consent of two-thirds of the membership of each house.

History.—Former s. 2, Art. III of the State Constitution of 1885, as amended; converted to statutory law by s. 10, Art. XII of the State Constitution as revised in 1968; s. 6, ch. 69-52; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 96-318.

Note.—Subsection (2) former s. 11.012.

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Ulysee BARRON, III, SSN: 263-06-9928, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., Defendant-Appellee, 924 F.2d 227 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 95 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 2696, 1991 WL 11515

in Appendix 1 of Subpart P — in particular, section 11.11 on anterior poliomyelitis. See McSwain

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Chiles v. United Fac. of Florida, 615 So. 2d 671 (Fla. 1993).

Cited 17 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 176, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 493, 143 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2806, 1993 WL 64606

Daniel P. Sullivan, Public Employee Labor Law § 11.11, at 75 (1969). As noted by the Second District

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Doctor's Bus. Serv., Inc. v. Clark, 498 So. 2d 659 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

A. Larson, The Law of Workmen's Compensation, § 11.11(b) (1985), rather than as creating a "special hazard"

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State v. Dodd, 561 So. 2d 263 (Fla. 1990).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1990 WL 62037

...rcumstances to occur. For example, a "special" session can only be called by the governor, article III, section 3(c)(1), Florida Constitution, or by a joint proclamation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, section 11.011, Florida Statutes (1989)....

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Marine Coatings of Alabama v. United States, 71 F.3d 1558 (11th Cir. 1996).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1996 A.M.C. 1035, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 233, 1996 WL 202

Black, Jr., The Law of Admiralty, § 11-11, at 984-85 (2d ed. 1975). Canadian Aviator

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Balter v. Pan Am. Bank of Hialeah, 383 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16602

205 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973); 17 Am.Jur.2d Contracts § 11; 11 Fla.Jur.2d Contracts § 56; 7 Fla.Jur. Contracts

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Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes & of Malta v. Florida Priory of The Knights Hospitallers of The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, The Ecumenical Order, 809 F.3d 1171 (11th Cir. 2015).

Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2015 WL 6000633

connection with' personal computers. See 2 McCarthy § 11:11. And “sun” is a common word, but it is a strong

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The Florida Bar v. Goodrich, 212 So. 2d 764 (Fla. 1968).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1968 Fla. LEXIS 2181

petitions for review. Integration Rule, Art. XI, § 11.11. He continues to offer no objection to the recommendations

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Seritage SRC Fin., LLC v. the Town Ctr. at Boca Raton Trust (Fla. 4th DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

The REA’s notice obligations are set forth in section 11.11: Any notice, request, demand, approval

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Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes & of Malta v. The Florida Priory of the Knights Hospitallers of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, The Ecumenical Order (11th Cir. 2015).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

connection with personal computers. See 2 McCarthy § 11:11. And “sun” is a common word, but it is a strong

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Robert Emerson v. Hillsborough Cnty., Florida, etc. & Stacy White v. Hillsborough Cnty., Florida, etc. (Fla. 2021).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

055(1), Florida Statutes,] and this Article. Id. § 11.11(2). The provision of article 11 regarding state

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Straub v. Muir-Villas Homeowners Ass'n, 128 So. 3d 885 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 6636854, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19954

Association, Inc., the bylaws of the POA. Article XI, Section 11.11 states in pertinent part: 11.11 Declarant’s

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