In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.210, 9.310, 9.800, and 9.900, while declining to amend rule 9.100. The amendments address jurisdictional statements and brief contents, automatic stays of money judgments, citation formats, and notices of appeal of nonfinal orders, effective September 1, 2026.

Holdings

1. The Court accepted the Committee's withdrawal of the proposed amendment to rule 9.100 and declined to amend that rule at this time.
2. The Court adopted amendments to rules 9.210, 9.310, 9.800, and 9.900 as set forth in the appendix, with additional amendments to rule 9.210 and a minor modification to rule 9.900.
3. The amendments become effective September 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m., and the filing of a motion for rehearing does not alter that effective date.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Florida should adopt the proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.100, 9.210, 9.310, 9.800, and 9.900.
2. Whether the proposed amendment to rule 9.100 should be withdrawn and whether the remaining proposed amendments should be adopted with additional or modified language.

Disposition

approved