House Bill hb1971

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1971

        By the Committee on Security, Select and Representative
    Goodlette





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to succession to the office of

  3         Governor; amending s. 14.055, F.S.; revising

  4         provisions relating to succession to the office

  5         of Governor; providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Section 14.055, Florida Statutes, is

10  amended to read:

11         14.055  Succession to office of Governor.--Upon vacancy

12  in the office of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall

13  become Governor.  Upon vacancy in the office of Governor and

14  in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State

15  shall become Governor; or if the office of Secretary of State

16  be vacant, then the Attorney General shall become Governor; or

17  if the office of Attorney General be vacant, then the Chief

18  Financial Officer Comptroller shall become Governor; or if the

19  office of Chief Financial Officer Comptroller be vacant, then

20  the Treasurer shall become Governor; or if the office of

21  Treasurer be vacant, then the Commissioner of Education shall

22  become Governor; or if the office of Commissioner of Education

23  be vacant, then the Commissioner of Agriculture shall become

24  Governor.  A successor under this section shall serve for the

25  remainder of the term and shall receive all the rights,

26  privileges, and emoluments of the Governor.  In case a vacancy

27  shall occur in the office of Governor and provision is not

28  made herein for filling such vacancy, then the Speaker of the

29  House and the President of the Senate shall convene the

30  Legislature by joint proclamation within 15 days for the

31  purpose of choosing a person to serve as Governor for the

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1971

    409-133-02






  1  remainder of the term.  A successor shall be elected by a

  2  majority vote in a joint session of both houses.

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect January 7, 2003.

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  6                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises provisions relating to succession to the office
  8    of Governor pursuant to constitutionally required changes
      in the Cabinet effective January 7, 2003.
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