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CS/HB 7095: Juror Costs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Metz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beshears

Juror Costs; Revises list of court-related functions that clerks may fund from filing fees, service charges, costs, & fines; requires clerk & Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation to forward quarterly estimates on certain jury-related costs to JAC; revises procedures governing payment of certain costs; authorizes JAC to apportion funds for specified jury-related costs in certain circumstances; provides for issuance to jurors & counties of certificates for amount of compensation still due in certain circumstances; authorizes clerk to make requests to JAC for additional funds to pay specified costs in event of deficiency.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/29/2016 House • Filed
2/1/2016 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 363
• Introduced -HJ 324
2/5/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/09/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/10/2016 House • CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 453
2/11/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2/12/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 458
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 458
2/29/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
3/2/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 674
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 708
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 708
3/3/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 652
• Received -SJ 652
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Judiciary