The Florida Senate

CS/SB 1210: Judicial Selection

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Grant

Judicial Selection; authorizes continued service of judges; provides for retention votes or election of county & circuit court judges; provides form of ballot for retention votes on said judges; provides for determination of retention for said judges; provides for campaign contribution & expense reporting for said judges subject to vote of retention; provides for petitions & certification of ballot position; establishes deadlines, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/15/1999	Senate	• Prefiled
  3/2/1999	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00081
  3/12/1999	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/17/99, 3:30 pm, Room-110S
  3/17/1999	Senate	• Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00309; CS read first time on 03/24/99 -SJ 00318
  3/19/1999	Senate	• Now in Ethics and Elections -SJ 00309; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/23/99, 3:30 pm, Room-309C --Temporarily postponed
  3/25/1999	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/30/99, 4:30 pm, Room-309C
  3/30/1999	Senate	• Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Ethics and Elections -SJ 00435
  3/31/1999	Senate	• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00435
  4/13/1999	Senate	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00489; Placed on Calendar
  4/26/1999	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886
  4/27/1999	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01222; Read second time -SJ 01205; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01205; House Bill substituted -SJ 01206; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2163 (Ch. 99-355); See also SB 756 (Ch. 99-326)

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• CS/SB 1210, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/22/1999 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/19/1999 (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 2163		Flanagan	Similar	Last Action: 6/11/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-355; See also SB 756 (Ch. 99-326) Location:
  H 2263	Nonpartisan Elections	Election Reform	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 756 (Ch. 99-326), HB 2163 (Ch. 99-355) Location:
  S 756 (e2)		Ethics and Elections	Compare	Last Action: 6/11/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-326; See also HB 2163 (Ch. 99-355) Location:

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  092670 - Amendment	Ethics and Elections	4/15/1999 1:50 AM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (12)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  25.021	Terms of office.
  34.021	Qualifications of county court judges.
  35.06	Organization of district courts of appeal.
  101.151	Specifications for general election ballot.
  101.161	Referenda; ballots.
  105.031	Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items required to be filed.
  105.041	Form of ballot.
  105.051	Determination of election to office.
  105.061	Electors qualified to vote.
  105.08	Campaign contribution and expense; reporting.
  106.011	Definitions.
  106.08	Contributions; limitations on.

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• SB 1210, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (8)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  34.021	Qualifications of county court judges.
  105.031	Qualification; filing fee; candidate's oath; items required to be filed.
  105.041	Form of ballot.
  105.051	Determination of election to office.
  105.061	Electors qualified to vote.
  105.08	Campaign contribution and expense; reporting.
  106.011	Definitions.
  106.08	Contributions; limitations on.

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