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HB 7101: Judicial Nominating Commissions

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Gaetz

Judicial Nominating Commissions; Repeals provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions; provides for commissions; specifies membership & composition; provides for appointment of members by Governor; provides for terms; requires Governor to consider racial, ethnic, gender, & geographic diversity in making appointments; provides for suspension of member of judicial nominating commission; establishes quorum; provides for administrative support; abolishes prior offices; permits reappointment of former officeholders.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/21/2011 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 263
    3/22/2011 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 273
    4/5/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/07/11, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    4/7/2011 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -HJ 591
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 591
    4/11/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/11
    4/14/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 628
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/15/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 651
    • Passed; YEAS 78 NAYS 35 -HJ 651
    4/20/2011 Senate • In Messages
    4/28/2011 Senate • Received -SJ 578
    • Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 578
    5/4/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules -SJ 833
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 2170 -SJ 833
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 833, 834
    • Amendment(s) adopted (866924) -SJ 834
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/5/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 854
    • Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn (866924) -SJ 854
    • Amendment(s) pending (453086) -SJ 855, 915
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • HB 7101, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/21/2011 at 10:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 2170 (c1) Judicial Nominating Commissions Judiciary Compare Last Action: 5/4/2011 S Laid on Table -SJ 833
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    866924 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Bogdanoff 5/4/2011
    4:34 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 437524 - Amendment to Amendment (866924)
    Delete lines 5 - 27 and insert:
    Diaz de la Portilla 5/5/2011
    11:04 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 254884 - Amendment to Amendment (866924)
    Delete lines 16 - 22 and insert:
    Bogdanoff 5/5/2011
    10:15 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    864414 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Bogdanoff 5/5/2011
    9:59 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    453086 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Bogdanoff 5/5/2011
    11:25 AM
    Senate: Pending
    5/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 945870 - Amendment to Amendment (453086)
    Delete lines 5 - 26 and insert:
    Diaz de la Portilla 5/5/2011
    11:54 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/15/2011 2:30 PM House 78 Yeas - 35 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.291 Judicial nominating commissions. Page 1 (pdf)
    43.292 Page 1 (pdf)

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