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HB 5301: Judges

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Morales

Judges; Revises number of circuit court judges in certain circuits; revises number of county court judges in certain counties.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 6/3/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-45; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/25/2021 House • Filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/29/2021 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    3/31/2021 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
    • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/1/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/7/2021)
    4/7/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
    • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
    • Immediately certified
    • Message sent to senate
    4/8/2021 Senate • In Messages
    • Received -SJ 393
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 393
    • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 393
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 393
    • Amendment(s) adopted (946234) -SJ 393
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 393
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 393
    • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 393
    • Immediately certified -SJ 393
    4/8/2021 House • In Messages
    4/16/2021 House • Bill placed in Conference (Justice Appropriations Conference Committee)
    • Conference Committee appointed
    4/16/2021 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
    • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Farmer (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration & Technology: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Perry (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Brandes, Gainer, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Higher Education: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/PreK-12: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Bean (Chair), Book, Brodeur, Burgess, Diaz, Farmer, Harrell, Jones, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rouson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Infrastructure & Tourism: Gainer (Chair), Ausley, Boyd, Cruz, Garcia, Gibson, Hooper, Mayfield, Perry, Taddeo, Wright; -SJ 507
    4/28/2021 House • Amendment 401357 filed
    4/30/2021 House • Conference Committee Report considered
    • Amendment 401357 adopted
    • Conference Committee Report adopted
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
    4/30/2021 Senate • In returning messages
    • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1276
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (401357) -SJ 1276
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1276
    4/30/2021 House • In Messages
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    • Message sent to senate
    6/1/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/2/2021 • Approved by Governor
    6/3/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-45; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)

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  • HB 5301, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/3/2021 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/8/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 417 County Court Judges Stevenson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    S 816 County Court Judges Hutson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45) Track This Bill
    S 2500 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges. Page 1 (pdf)
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 5301, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/3/2021 at 12:56 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 417 County Court Judges Stevenson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    S 816 County Court Judges Hutson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45) Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e2) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges. Page 1 (pdf)
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 5301, Original Filed Version Posted 3/25/2021 at 1:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice 4/28/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/8/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 417 County Court Judges Stevenson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    S 816 County Court Judges Hutson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45) Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e2) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    946234 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause.     		Stargel 4/8/2021
    11:50 AM     		Senate: Receded
    5/4/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    401357 - Conference Committee Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Plakon 4/28/2021
    5:54 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/30/2021     		PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/8/2021 9:55 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2021 2:45 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2021 1:34 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2021 1:55 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges. Page 1 (pdf)
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 1 (pdf)

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