Florida § 1.04 - Statutory construction; amendatory acts passed at the same session.
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§ 1.04. Statutory construction; amendatory acts passed at the same session.
Acts passed during the same legislative session and amending the same statutory provision are in pari materia, and full effect should be given to each, if that is possible. Language carried forward unchanged in one amendatory act, pursuant to s. 6, Art. III of the State Constitution, should not be read as conflicting with changed language contained in another act passed during the same session. Amendments enacted during the same session are in conflict with each other only to the extent that they cannot be given effect simultaneously.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1.04 ("Statutory construction; amendatory acts passed at the same session.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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