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SB 2510: Court-appointed Counsel

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

Court-appointed Counsel; Eliminating the limited registry for private counsel willing to accept a flat fee; establishing the Cross-Circuit Conflict Representation Pilot Program in specified offices of the public defender and criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; increasing the statutory caps for certain flat fees in criminal cases; eliminating a requirement for the state courts system to pay certain excess fees to court-appointed counsel from court funds; providing for the Justice Administrative Commission to make such payments from specified funds appropriated to the commission, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 6/2/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-49, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/27/2014 Senate • SPB 7098 submitted as a committee bill (SB 2510) by Appropriations
    • Filed
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 360
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/14
    4/1/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 360
    4/3/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 414
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 414
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 414
    • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 414
    • Immediately certified -SJ 414
    4/3/2014 House • In Messages
    4/7/2014 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 470
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/14
    • Received -HJ 470
    4/9/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 486
    • Amendment(s) adopted (338327) -HJ 486
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/11/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 510
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 510
    • Immediately certified -HJ 524
    • Refused to pass the Senate bill as passed by the Senate and acceded to the request for conference -HJ 524
    4/11/2014 Senate • In returning messages
    4/21/2014 House • Conference Committee appointed: Representatives McBurney (Chair), Cummings, Grant, La Rosa, Mayfield, Metz, Pilon, Campbell, Dudley, Jones, M, Kerner; Baxley (At Large), Coley (At Large), Gonzalez (At Large), Holder (At Large), O'Toole (At Large), Schenck (At Large), Workman (At Large), Young (At Large), Gibbons (At Large), Rouson (At Large), Thurston (At Large), Waldman (At Large), Williams, A. (At Large), Jones, M. (At Large) -HJ 555, 575
    4/21/2014 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee: Negron (Chair), Benacquisto (Vice Chair), Gardiner (At Large), Joyner (At Large), Margolis (At Large), Richter (At Large), Smith (At Large), Thrasher (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice: Bradley (Chair), Altman, Clemens, Diaz de la Portilla, Evers, Joyner; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education: Galvano (Chair), Abruzzo, Bullard, Detert, Legg, Montford, Sachs, Simmons, Thrasher; Appropriations Conference Committee on General Government: Hays (Chair), Brandes, Braynon, Dean, Simpson, Soto, Stargel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services: Grimsley (Chair), Bean, Flores, Garcia, Gibson, Sobel; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development: Gardiner (Chair), Hukill, Latvala, Lee, Margolis, Ring, Thompson -SJ 430
    5/2/2014 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1103
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (878310) -SJ 1105
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1105
    5/2/2014 House • In returning messages
    • Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 1087
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (338327) -HJ 1089
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 1089
    5/2/2014 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1399
    5/20/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/2/2014 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2014-49, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51)

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  • SB 2510, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/5/2014 at 9:44 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 8/7/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 (er) General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 8/11/2014 H Line Item Veto Message received (2014 Special Session A) -HJ 8
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/3/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51), HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53), HB 5005 (Ch. 2014-54), HB 5007 (Ch. 2014-55), HB 5101 (Ch. 2014-56), HB 5201 (Ch. 2014-57), HB 5203 (Ch. 2014-165), HB 5301 (Ch. 2014-58), HB 5303 (Ch. 2014-59), HB 5403 (Ch. 2014-60), HB 5501 (Ch. 2014-61), HB 5601 (Ch. 2014-38), SB 2510 (Ch. 2014-49), SB 2514 (Ch. 2014-50) -SJ 399
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 2 (pdf)
    27.401 Page 4 (pdf)
    27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 2510, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/5/2014 at 9:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 8/11/2014 H Line Item Veto Message received (2014 Special Session A) -HJ 8
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/3/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51), HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53), HB 5005 (Ch. 2014-54), HB 5007 (Ch. 2014-55), HB 5101 (Ch. 2014-56), HB 5201 (Ch. 2014-57), HB 5203 (Ch. 2014-165), HB 5301 (Ch. 2014-58), HB 5303 (Ch. 2014-59), HB 5403 (Ch. 2014-60), HB 5501 (Ch. 2014-61), HB 5601 (Ch. 2014-38), SB 2510 (Ch. 2014-49), SB 2514 (Ch. 2014-50) -SJ 399
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 2 (pdf)
    27.401 Page 4 (pdf)
    27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 2510, Original Filed Version Posted 3/27/2014 at 4:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 8/11/2014 H Line Item Veto Message received (2014 Special Session A) -HJ 8
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/3/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51), HB 5003 (Ch. 2014-53), HB 5005 (Ch. 2014-54), HB 5007 (Ch. 2014-55), HB 5101 (Ch. 2014-56), HB 5201 (Ch. 2014-57), HB 5203 (Ch. 2014-165), HB 5301 (Ch. 2014-58), HB 5303 (Ch. 2014-59), HB 5403 (Ch. 2014-60), HB 5501 (Ch. 2014-61), HB 5601 (Ch. 2014-38), SB 2510 (Ch. 2014-49), SB 2514 (Ch. 2014-50) -SJ 399
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    338327 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		McBurney 4/7/2014
    5:51 PM     		Senate: Receded
    5/2/2014     		PDF
    878310 - Conference Committee Amendment
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		4/30/2014
    7:13 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    5/2/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/3/2014 4:26 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/11/2014 12:44 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2014 3:26 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2014 9:42 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court. Page 1 (pdf)
    27.401 Page 4 (pdf)
    27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice. Page 6 (pdf)

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