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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1927

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Crow offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14  Remove everything after the enacting clause

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16  and insert:

17         Section 1.  Section 26.031, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         26.031  Judicial circuits; number of judges.--The

20  number of circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:

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22  JUDICIAL CIRCUIT                                         TOTAL

23         (1)  First...........................................21

24         (2)  Second..........................................15

25         (3)  Third........................................... 6

26         (4)  Fourth..........................................31

27         (5)  Fifth........................................24 23

28         (6)  Sixth........................................41 40

29         (7)  Seventh......................................24 23

30         (8)  Eighth..........................................11

31         (9)  Ninth........................................37 36

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1927

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)





  1         (10)  Tenth.......................................21 20

  2         (11)  Eleventh....................................73 72

  3         (12)  Twelfth........................................18

  4         (13)  Thirteenth.....................................36

  5         (14)  Fourteenth..................................... 9

  6         (15)  Fifteenth...................................34 33

  7         (16)  Sixteenth...................................... 4

  8         (17)  Seventeenth.................................52 51

  9         (18)  Eighteenth.....................................23

10         (19)  Nineteenth.....................................15

11         (20)  Twentieth...................................23 22

12         Section 2.  The judges filling new offices created by

13  this act shall be appointed by the Governor and shall take

14  office for a term beginning on March 1, 2003.

15         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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19  And the title is amended as follows:

20         On page 1,

21  remove:  entire title

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23  and insert:

24                      A bill to be entitled

25         An act relating to the judiciary; amending s.

26         26.031, F.S.; increasing the number of judges

27         in specified judicial circuits; providing for

28         appointment by the Governor; providing an

29         effective date.

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