The Florida Senate

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.

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• 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  4/27/1999	Senate	• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01205; Substituted for CS/SB 1210 -SJ 01206; Read second time -SJ 01206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
  6/11/1999		• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-355; See also SB 756 (Ch. 99-326)

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• HB 2163, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:27 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1210 (c1)	Judicial Selection	Grant	Similar	Last Action: 4/27/1999 S 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) 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:

  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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• HB 2163, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:27 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Election Reform (Post-Meeting) 4/9/1999 (pdf) Election Reform (Post-Meeting) 7/12/1999 (pdf)

  Floor Votes (2)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/21/1999 4:46 PM	House	117 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/28/1999 5:03 PM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays

  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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