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HB 1849: Judicial Matters

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kyle

Judicial Matters; increases number of judges in specified judicial circuits; increases number of county court judges in specified counties; revises composition of district courts of appeal; revises judicial circuit composition of appellate districts; creates Sixth Appellate District; specifies governance of sixth district by case law as established by rule of Supreme Court; specifies effective date of newly created seats for judges, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Conference Committee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/28/2004 House • Filed
3/29/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Calendar -HJ 00339
4/1/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00397; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00397; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00398; Amendment pending -HJ 00398; Pending amendment withdrawn -HJ 00416; Read third time -HJ 00416; Passed as amended; YEAS 72 NAYS 45 -HJ 00416; Immediately certified -HJ 00417
4/1/2004 Senate • In Messages
4/14/2004 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00600; Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00565; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/15/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00645; Read second time -SJ 00641; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00641; Read third time -SJ 00641; Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00641; Immediately certified -SJ 00641; Requested House to concur -SJ 00645; Conference Committee appointed: Senators Pruitt, Chair; Miller, Vice Chair; At Large: Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Lee; Sub. Article V Implementation & Judiciary: Smith, Chair; Campbell, Geller, Haridopolos, Lee, Villalobos, Wise; Sub. Criminal Justice: Crist, Chair; Argenziano, Aronberg, Dawson, Fasano; Sub. Education: Carlton, Chair; Alexander, Constantine, Cowin, Hill, Lynn, Miller, Wasserman Schultz; Sub. General Government: Clary, Chair; Atwater, Bullard, Dockery, Lawson, Margolis; Sub. Health & Human Services: Peaden, Chair; Bennett, Jones, Saunders, Wilson; Sub. Trans. & Economic Dev.: Webster, Chair; Diaz de la Portilla, Garcia, Klein, Posey, Sebesta, Siplin -SJ 00645, -SJ 00580
4/15/2004 House • In returning messages
4/20/2004 House • Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -HJ 00532
4/23/2004 House • Conference Committee appointed: Reps Kyle-Ch; Murman-V-Ch; At Lrg: Bense, Greenstein, Harrington, Jennings, Rubio, Cantens, Richardson; AG: Baker; Evers, Poppell, Spratt, Clarke, M Davis, Troutman, Harper; COM: Brummer; Brown, D Davis, Quinones, Sorensen, Robaina, Bullard; ED: Simmons; Cretul, Kilmer, Sansom, Pickens, Kravitz, Arza, Baxley, Bendross-Mindingall, Carroll, Rivera; HLTH: Green; Farkas, Slosberg, Roberson, Harrington, Garcia, Harrell; HS: Murman; Anderson, Bean, HOUSE Gibson, Sobel; JD: Negron; Benson, Kottkamp, Mahon, Planas, Stargel, Holloway; SAF: Bilirakis; Barreiro, Needelman, Adams, Dean, Henriquez; TED: Waters; Berfield, Gardiner, Llorente, Russell, Cusack, Slosberg -HJ 00762
4/30/2004 House • Died in Conference Committee