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SJR 408: Revising Age Limits for Judges and Justices

JOINT RESOLUTION by Simmons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz

Revising Age Limits for Judges and Justices; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to increase the age after which a justice or judge may no longer serve in a judicial office, to provide for the amendment to apply to justices and judges appointed on or after a specified date, and to provide an effective date, etc.

Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/3/2011 Senate • Filed
    11/2/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Budget -SJ 37
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 37
    1/13/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/19/12, 10:15 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/19/2012 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 252
    • Now in Budget -SJ 252
    1/20/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 268
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    1/26/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/31/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 300
    • Now in Budget -SJ 300
    2/16/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/21/12, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/21/2012 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
    2/22/2012 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 671
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/27/12
    2/27/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
    2/28/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 694
    • Amendment(s) adopted (385788) -SJ 694
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 694
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/29/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 713
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 713
    3/1/2012 House • In Messages
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Messages

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  • SJR 408, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2012 at 11:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 345 Revising Age Limits for Judges and Justices Nehr Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    582356 - Amendment
    Delete lines 27 - 48 and insert:
    Ring 2/28/2012
    4:10 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    2/29/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/29/2012 10:23 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (2)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    V Section 8 Page 1 (pdf)
    XII Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SJR 408, Original Filed Version Posted 10/3/2011 at 3:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/18/2012 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/19/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2012 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2012 (pdf)
    Budget (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 345 Revising Age Limits for Judges and Justices Nehr Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    385788 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the resolving clause and insert:
    Simmons 2/27/2012
    3:39 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    2/28/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/19/2012 10:15 AM Judiciary 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/31/2012 8:00 AM Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/21/2012 3:45 PM Budget 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Constitution (1)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    V Section 8 Page 1 (pdf)

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