Florida Senate - 2026                       CS for CS for SB 758
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Criminal Justice; and Judiciary; and
       Senator Bradley
       
       
       
       
       591-02781-26                                           2026758c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Justice Administrative
    3         Commission; amending s. 43.16, F.S.; revising the
    4         membership of the Justice Administrative Commission;
    5         providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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    9         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 43.16, Florida
   10  Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers
   12  and duties.—
   13         (2) Members of the Justice Administrative Commission shall
   14  serve for a period of 2 years, with the terms of each dating
   15  from July 1, 1985, except that initially, one state attorney
   16  member and one public defender member shall each serve a 1-year
   17  term. Members shall be selected in the following manner:
   18         (a) Three Two state attorneys, to be appointed by the
   19  president of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
   20         (b) Two public defenders, to be appointed by the president
   21  of the Florida Public Defender Association.
   22         (c) One criminal defense attorney who is not employed by
   23  the government and who has contracted with the commission to
   24  provide services pursuant to s. 27.40 within the 5 years
   25  preceding his or her appointment, to be appointed by the
   26  president of The Florida Bar Board of Governors.
   27         (d) One circuit judge, or senior judge serving on a circuit
   28  court, to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme
   29  Court.
   30         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.