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CS/CS/SB 2542: State Judicial System

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano

State Judicial System; revises requirements for private court-appointed counsel; requires that circuit Article V indigent services committee establish compensation rates for court-appointed counsel or in cases of indigency; provides funding for teen court through assessment of additional court cost against each person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, violation of criminal law, ordinance, or traffic offense in county, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/5/2005 Senate - Read third time -SJ 01179; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01180; Was taken up -SJ 01203; Substituted HB 1935 -SJ 01207; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1935 (Ch. 2005-236)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 Senate • Filed
3/23/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Government Efficiency Appropriations; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00277
4/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/20/05, 9:15 am, 401-S --Not considered
4/20/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/22/05, 9:30 am, 401-S
4/21/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from- Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00553
4/22/2005 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00567; CS read first time on 04/26/05 -SJ 00583
4/25/2005 Senate • Now in Justice Appropriations -SJ 00567; On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations, 04/26/05, 3:00 pm, 37-S
4/26/2005 Senate • CS/CS by- Justice Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00690; CS read first time on 04/28/05 -SJ 00700
4/28/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00690
4/29/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00744; Read second time -SJ 00721; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00723; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00727
5/5/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01179; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01180; Was taken up -SJ 01203; Substituted HB 1935 -SJ 01207; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1935 (Ch. 2005-236)