SB 538: State Courts System
GENERAL BILL by 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; 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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/5/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/5/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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 |
