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CS/CS/SB 1470: Judicial Nominating Commissions

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Governmental Oversight and Productivity ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist

Judicial Nominating Commissions; revises procedures for appointment of members to each commission; prohibits judges from serving; restricts appointment of members & former members to judicial offices; requires Governor, in making appointments, to seek to ensure racial, ethnic, gender, & geographical diversity of membership; requires consideration of county representation on circuit judicial nominating commissions, etc. Creates 43.291; amends 112.3145; repeals 43.29. APPROPRIATION: $25,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/3/2001 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00951; Read second time -SJ 00991; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00991; House Bill substituted -SJ 00992; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 367 (Ch. 2001-282)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/16/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00154
3/27/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00236; Rereferred to Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00236; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 03/28/01, 9:00 am, 37-S
3/28/2001 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 00271; CS read first time on 03/29/01 -SJ 00276
3/29/2001 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00271
4/12/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/17/01, 10:00 am, 412-K
4/17/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 00424; CS read first time on 04/19/01 -SJ 00428
4/19/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 00424; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 04/24/01, upon adjournment of full committee, 301-C --Temporarily postponed
4/25/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00465; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/3/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00951; Read second time -SJ 00991; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00991; House Bill substituted -SJ 00992; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 367 (Ch. 2001-282)