HB 2163: Judicial Selection
GENERAL BILL by Election Reform ; Flanagan
Judicial Selection; authorizes retention of county court judges; provides requirements to qualify for election or retention to judicial office; provides for determination of retention for county & circuit court judges; authorizes electors to vote for retention of circuit & county court judges; places issue of method of selection of judges on general election ballot in year 2000; deletes terms of elected district court of appeal judges, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: 01/01/2000
Last Action: 6/11/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-355; See also SB 756 (Ch. 99-326)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/11/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-355; See also SB 756 (Ch. 99-326)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/7/1999 | House |
• Filed |
| 4/8/1999 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00545; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00545 |
| 4/21/1999 | House |
• Placed on General Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00726; Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00726 |
| 4/21/1999 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/23/1999 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00794 |
| 4/27/1999 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01205; Substituted for CS/SB 1210 -SJ 01206; Read second time -SJ 01206 |
| 4/28/1999 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 01400; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 01400 |
| 4/28/1999 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 01661 |
| 5/28/1999 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 6/11/1999 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-355; See also SB 756 (Ch. 99-326) |