CS/SB 538: State Courts System
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Bradley
State Courts System; Revising the availability of judges to require at least one circuit judge in each circuit to be available for hearings with limited notice; revising the duty of the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation to provide an annual budget request to be pursuant to specified provisions; deleting the per diem cap for arbitrators who participate in court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration; authorizing judges to authenticate a jurat, or certificate of proof or acknowledgment, by affixing their signature and printing their name, title, and court, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/20/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 • Introduced |
| 3/5/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 3/13/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 3/18/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules |
| 3/21/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time |
| 4/1/2025 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25 |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 317 • Read 3rd time -SJ 317 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 318 • Immediately certified -SJ 330 |
| 4/3/2025 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/28/2025 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 4/29/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled |
| 6/18/2025 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/20/2025 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 6/23/2025 |
• Chapter No. 2025-163 |
