HB 655: Supreme Court Justices' Election
JOINT RESOLUTION by Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Melvin
Supreme Court Justices' Election; constitutional amendment to provide for direct election, rather than appointment & subsequent retention by election, of said justices, beginning with 2004 primary & general elections; restricts directly elected justices to single 8-year term, & prohibits their subsequent election or appointment to Supreme Court, etc. Amends ss. 3, 10, 11, Art. V, s. 26, Art. XII.
Last Action:
5/4/2001
House -
Died in Committee on Judicial Oversight (SGC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/22/2001 House • Prefiled
3/2/2001 House • Referred to Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); Procedural & Redistricting Council; Withdrawn from Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); Procedural & Redistricting Council; Rereferred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); Procedural & Redistricting Council; On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 03/06/01, 2:15 pm, Reed Hall
3/6/2001 House • Introduced, referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Rules, Ethics & Elections (PRC); Procedural & Redistricting Council -HJ 00055; On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 03/06/01, 2:15 pm, Reed Hall --Temporarily deferred
3/12/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 03/14/01, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall --Workshop-Discussed
5/4/2001 House • Died in Committee on Judicial Oversight (SGC)
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HB 655, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2001 at 5:21 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judicial Oversight (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2001 (pdf)
Citations - Constitution (4)
Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help V Section 3 V Section 10 V Section 11 XII Section 26