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CS/HJR 197: Term Limits for Appellate Courts

JOINT RESOLUTION by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Wood ; Sullivan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Combee ; Gaetz ; Hill ; Metz ; Tobia

Term Limits for Appellate Courts; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to create term limits for Supreme Court justices & judges of DCAs; limits applicability to justices & judges appointed after effective date.

Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/17/2015 House • Filed
    9/24/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 21
    10/27/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/03/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    11/3/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 5 -HJ 159
    11/4/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    11/9/2015 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 155
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 21
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 141
    1/19/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 01/21/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
    1/21/2016 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 -HJ 256
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 256
    2/2/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    2/4/2016 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -HJ 400
    2/5/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 400
    2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
    2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 539
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 570
    • CS passed; YEAS 76 NAYS 38 -HJ 570
    3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 513
    • Received -SJ 513
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/HJR 197, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/4/2015 at 4:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2016 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 322 Term Limits for Appellate Courts Hutson Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (18)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    223469 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:02 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    636547 - Amendment
    Remove lines 12-17 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:03 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    910281 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:04 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    663765 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:06 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    640759 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:06 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    010927 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:07 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    626483 - Amendment
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    8:50 AM     		Not Considered
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    877071 - Amendment
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    8:08 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    294833 - Amendment
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    8:08 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    591573 - Amendment
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    8:09 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    009335 - Amendment
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    8:09 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    805003 - Amendment
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    8:10 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    943029 - Amendment
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    8:10 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    444319 - Amendment
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    8:11 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    891309 - Amendment
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    8:11 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    810437 - Amendment
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    8:12 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    276381 - Amendment
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    8:12 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF
    491885 - Amendment
    Remove line 44 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/3/2016
    8:13 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/4/2016     		PDF

    Floor Amendments (16)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    251093 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:55 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    795539 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:55 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    846009 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:56 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    904453 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:56 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    474757 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:56 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    799449 - Amendment
    Remove lines 12-17 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:57 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    412307 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:59 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    238441 - Amendment
    Remove line 12 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:59 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    310927 - Amendment
    Remove lines 12-17 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    1:53 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    hierarchy 574987 - Substitute Amendment (310927)
    Remove lines 12-17 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    4:51 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    085781 - Amendment
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    12:58 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/22/2016     		PDF
    206149 - Amendment
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    12:57 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    hierarchy 962737 - Amendment to Amendment (206149)
    Remove lines 10-16 of the amendment and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    4:56 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    574195 - Amendment
    Remove lines 21-26 and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    12:57 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    hierarchy 297503 - Substitute Amendment (574195)
    Remove lines 21-26 and insert:     		Gaetz 2/22/2016
    4:06 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF
    hierarchy 345549 - Amendment to Substitute (297503)
    Remove lines 11-16 of the substitute amendment and insert:     		Moskowitz 2/22/2016
    4:53 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    2/23/2016     		PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2016 1:39 PM House - Amendment 962737 5 Yeas - 98 Nays
    2/24/2016 1:44 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/24/2016 1:53 PM House 76 Yeas - 38 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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  • HJR 197, Original Filed Version Posted 9/17/2015 at 4:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 11/4/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 322 Term Limits for Appellate Courts Hutson Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Constitution (2)

    Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    V Section 8
    XII

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