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HB 5401: Judges

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Brannan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fabricio ; Leek

Judges; Revises number of circuit court judges & county court judges.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 5/17/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-194; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2024-231)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2024 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/25/2024 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
1/29/2024 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
1/31/2024 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/1/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/7/2024)
2/7/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/8/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
• Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
2/8/2024 Senate • In Messages
• Received -SJ 350
• Referred to Appropriations
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 350
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 2514 -SJ 350
• Read 2nd time -SJ 350
• Amendment(s) adopted (921790) -SJ 350
• Read 3rd time -SJ 350
• Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 350
• The Senate having refused to pass the bill as passed by the House, acceded to the request for a conference -SJ 351
• Immediately certified -SJ 351
2/8/2024 House • In Messages
2/26/2024 House • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
• Conference Committee appointed
2/26/2024 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
• Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Broxson (Chair), Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Agriculture, Environment, And General Government/Agriculture and Natural Resources: Brodeur (Chair), Berman, Boyd, Garcia, Grall, Mayfield, Osgood, Polsky, Rodriguez, Trumbull, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Agriculture, Environment, And General Government/State Administration and Technology: Brodeur (Chair), Berman, Boyd, Garcia, Grall, Mayfield, Osgood, Polsky, Rodriguez, Trumbull, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Criminal And Civil Justice/Justice: Bradley (Chair), Baxley, Burgess, Hooper, Martin, Pizzo, Powell, Rouson, Torres, Yarborough, Albritton (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Education/Higher Education: Perry (Chair), Calatayud, Collins, Davis, Harrell, Hutson, Jones, Simon, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Education/PreK-12: Perry (Chair), Calatayud, Collins, Davis, Harrell, Hutson, Jones, Simon, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Health And Human Services/Health Care: Harrell (Chair), Avila, Baxley, Book, Brodeur, Burgess, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Gruters, Rouson, Simon, Albritton (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee On Transportation, Tourism, And Economic Development/Infrastructure and Tourism: Hooper (Chair), DiCeglie, Stewart, Thompson, Trumbull, Wright, Yarborough, Albritton (At Large), Baxley (At Large), Book (At Large), Hutson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large);
3/8/2024 House • Added to Conference Report Calendar
• Conference Committee Report considered
• Amendment 154757 adopted
• Conference Committee Report adopted
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
3/8/2024 Senate • In returning messages
• Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1337
• Conference Committee Report adopted (154757) -SJ 1338
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1338
3/8/2024 House • Ordered enrolled
• In Messages
5/7/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/16/2024 • Approved by Governor
5/17/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-194; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2024-231)