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CS/HB 7027: The Judicial Branch

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Gregory ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran

The Judicial Branch; Creating a sixth appellate district; revising the location of the headquarters of the Second Appellate District; revising the number of judges of each district court of appeal; revising the number of members and electors for the of the statewide nominating commission, etc.

Effective Date: 6/2/2022
Last Action: 6/3/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-163; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/20/2022 House • Filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/21/2022 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    2/7/2022 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    2/9/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
    2/10/2022 House • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2022)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/15/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/16/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 87, NAYS 27
    2/17/2022 House • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
    • Immediately certified
    2/17/2022 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 432
    • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 409
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 2522 -SJ 409
    • Received -SJ 431
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 409
    • Amendment(s) adopted (448776) -SJ 409
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 413
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 413
    • The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 417
    • Immediately certified -SJ 417
    2/17/2022 House • In Messages
    2/28/2022 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
    3/1/2022 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Powell (At Large), Rouson (At Large), Stewart (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodrigues, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration and Technology: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Rodrigues, Stewart; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Perry (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Gainer, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Torres, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Higher Education: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Passidomo, Polsky; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/PreK-12: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Passidomo, Polsky; 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 and Tourism: Gainer (Chair), Ausley, Boyd, Cruz, Garcia, Gibson, Hooper, Mayfield, Perry, Taddeo, Wright; -SJ 485
    3/11/2022 House • Bill placed in Conference (Justice Appropriations Conference Committee)
    • Conference Committee appointed
    3/14/2022 House • Conference Committee Report considered
    • Amendment 181179 adopted
    • Conference Committee Report adopted
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 93, NAYS 14
    3/14/2022 Senate • In returning messages
    • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1209
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (181179) -SJ 1213
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 33 NAYS 0 -SJ 1213
    3/14/2022 House • In Messages
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    6/2/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    • Approved by Governor
    6/3/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-163; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156)

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  • CS/HB 7027, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/16/2022 at 1:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/6/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 (er) General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 12/12/2022 H Veto Message received (2022A Special Session, 2023B Special Session, 2023 Regular Session)
    S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/17/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2022-23), HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157), HB 5005 (Ch. 2022-158), HB 5007 (Ch. 2022-159), HB 5009 (Ch. 2022-160), HB 5013 (Ch. 2022-161), HB 5301 (Ch. 2022-162), CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2022-163), CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97), SB 2510 (Ch. 2022-179), SB 2514 (Ch. 2022-151), SB 2516 (Ch. 2022-152), SB 2518 (Ch. 2022-153), SB 2524 (Ch. 2022-154), SB 2526 (Ch. 2022-150), SB 2530 (Ch. 2022-155) -SJ 386
    S 2522 District Courts of Appeal Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/17/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2022-163) -SJ 409

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender. Page 3 (pdf)
    27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    29.008 County funding of court-related functions. Page 9 (pdf)
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 4 (pdf)
    35.01 District courts of appeal; districts. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.02 First Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.03 Second Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.043 Fifth Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.044 Page 5 (pdf)
    35.05 Headquarters. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.051 Subsistence and travel reimbursement for judges with alternate headquarters. Page 17 (pdf)
    35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal. Page 7 (pdf)
    440.45 Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7027, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/16/2022 at 1:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 (er) General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 12/12/2022 H Veto Message received (2022A Special Session, 2023B Special Session, 2023 Regular Session)
    S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/17/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2022-23), HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157), HB 5005 (Ch. 2022-158), HB 5007 (Ch. 2022-159), HB 5009 (Ch. 2022-160), HB 5013 (Ch. 2022-161), HB 5301 (Ch. 2022-162), CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2022-163), CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97), SB 2510 (Ch. 2022-179), SB 2514 (Ch. 2022-151), SB 2516 (Ch. 2022-152), SB 2518 (Ch. 2022-153), SB 2524 (Ch. 2022-154), SB 2526 (Ch. 2022-150), SB 2530 (Ch. 2022-155) -SJ 386
    S 2522 District Courts of Appeal Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/17/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2022-163) -SJ 409

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender. Page 3 (pdf)
    27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties. Page 4 (pdf)
    29.008 County funding of court-related functions.
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.01 District courts of appeal; districts. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.02 First Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.03 Second Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.043 Fifth Appellate District. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.044 Page 6 (pdf)
    35.05 Headquarters. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.051 Subsistence and travel reimbursement for judges with alternate headquarters.
    35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal. Page 7 (pdf)
    440.45 Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7027, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/10/2022 at 8:10 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice 3/11/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5001 (er) General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 12/12/2022 H Veto Message received (2022A Special Session, 2023B Special Session, 2023 Regular Session)
    S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/17/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/HB 3 (Ch. 2022-23), HB 5003 (Ch. 2022-157), HB 5005 (Ch. 2022-158), HB 5007 (Ch. 2022-159), HB 5009 (Ch. 2022-160), HB 5013 (Ch. 2022-161), HB 5301 (Ch. 2022-162), CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2022-163), CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2022-97), SB 2510 (Ch. 2022-179), SB 2514 (Ch. 2022-151), SB 2516 (Ch. 2022-152), SB 2518 (Ch. 2022-153), SB 2524 (Ch. 2022-154), SB 2526 (Ch. 2022-150), SB 2530 (Ch. 2022-155) -SJ 386
    S 2522 District Courts of Appeal Appropriations Compare Last Action: 2/17/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156), CS/HB 7027 (Ch. 2022-163) -SJ 409

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    448776 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Perry 2/17/2022
    8:07 AM
    Senate: Receded
    3/14/2022
    Web Page
    PDF
    181179 - Conference Committee Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Gregory 3/10/2022
    9:37 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    3/14/2022
    PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/16/2022 6:38 PM House 87 Yeas - 27 Nays
    2/17/2022 12:35 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/14/2022 12:14 PM House 93 Yeas - 14 Nays
    3/14/2022 12:55 PM Senate 33 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 2 (pdf)
    27.51 Duties of public defender. Page 3 (pdf)
    27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties. Page 4 (pdf)
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.01 District courts of appeal; districts. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.02 First Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.03 Second Appellate District. Page 5 (pdf)
    35.043 Fifth Appellate District. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.044 Page 6 (pdf)
    35.05 Headquarters. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal. Page 7 (pdf)
    440.45 Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • HB 7027, Original Filed Version Posted 1/20/2022 at 12:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2022 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    928757 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Gregory 2/8/2022
    8:04 PM
    Adopted
    2/9/2022
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender. Page 2 (pdf)
    27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    27.53 Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment. Page 4 (pdf)
    29.001 State courts system elements and definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    34.022 Number of county court judges for each county. Page 1 (pdf)
    35.01 District courts of appeal; districts. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.02 First Appellate District. Page 6 (pdf)
    35.03 Second Appellate District. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.043 Fifth Appellate District. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.044 Page 2 (pdf)
    35.05 Headquarters. Page 7 (pdf)
    35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal. Page 2 (pdf)
    43.291 Judicial nominating commissions. Page 7 (pdf)

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