Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SJR 2084
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Bogdanoff moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (147806) (with ballot
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 246 - 251
    5  and insert:
    6         (d) Each appointment of a justice of the supreme court is
    7  subject to confirmation by the senate. The senate may sit for
    8  the purpose of confirmation regardless of whether the house of
    9  representatives is in session or not. If the senate fails to
   10  vote on the appointment of a justice within 90 days, the justice
   11  shall be deemed confirmed. If the senate votes to not confirm
   12  the appointment,
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   15  ====== B A L L O T  S T A T E M E N T  A M E N D M E N T ======
   16         And the ballot statement is amended as follows:
   17         Delete lines 660 - 663
   18  and insert:
   19  Senate. For the purpose of confirmation, the Senate may meet at
   20  any time. If the Senate does not vote against confirmation
   21  within 90 days, the justice will be deemed confirmed and will
   22  take office.
   23  
   24         Delete lines 777 - 779
   25  and insert:
   26  providing that if the Senate does not act within 90 days the
   27  nominee is deemed confirmed as a justice; allowing the Senate to
   28  meet outside of regular session without having the House of
   29  Representatives convene at the same