HB 5401: Judges
GENERAL BILL by Justice Budget Subcommittee ; Maney
Judges; Revises number of circuit court judges & county court judges.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - Laid on Table, refer to SB 2508
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - Laid on Table, refer to SB 2508
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/25/2025 House • Filed
3/26/2025 House • Referred to Budget Committee
• Now in Budget Committee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/31/2025 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
4/2/2025 House • Favorable by Budget Committee
• Reported out of Budget Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/3/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
4/9/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Substituted SB 2508
• Laid on Table, refer to SB 2508
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HB 5401, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/25/2025 at 5:49 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500 
S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 6/2/2025 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
S 2508 Judges Appropriations Compare Last Action: 6/2/2025 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Hooper (Chair), Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow, Boyd (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Brodeur (Chair), Arrington, Berman, Burton, Collins, DiCeglie, Grall, McClain, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Garcia (Chair), Ingoglia, Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Rouson, Simon, Wright, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Trumbull (Chair), Berman, Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, Boyd (At Large), Passidomo (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Harrell (Chair), Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, Leek, Smith, Trumbull, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education/PreK-12: Burgess (Chair), Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, Yarborough, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: DiCeglie (Chair), Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Collins, Grall, Ingoglia, Leek, Martin, McClain, Polsky, Sharief, Smith, Truenow, Wright, Berman (At Large), Boyd (At Large), Brodeur (At Large), Gruters (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
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 2 (pdf)