Florida Senate - 2024                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2514
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-02374A-24                                         20242514pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to judges; amending s. 26.031, F.S.;
    3         revising the number of circuit judges in certain
    4         judicial circuits; amending s. 34.022, F.S.; revising
    5         the number of county court judges in certain counties;
    6         providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsections (1) and (20) of section 26.031,
   11  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   12         26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges.—The number of
   13  circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:
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   15  JUDICIAL CIRCUIT                                           TOTAL
   16         (1) First...........................................26 25
   17         (20) Twentieth......................................32 31
   18         Section 2. Subsections (28), (48), and (57) of section
   19  34.022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   20         34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.—The
   21  number of county court judges in each county shall be as
   22  follows:
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   24  COUNTY                                                     TOTAL
   25         (28) Hillsborough...................................25 23
   26         (48) Orange.........................................22 19
   27         (57) Santa Rosa.......................................3 2
   28         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.