The Florida Senate

SB 746: Terms of Courts

GENERAL BILL by Stargel

Terms of Courts; Repealing provisions relating to regular terms of the Supreme Court; repealing provisions relating to requiring a judge to attend the first day of each term of the circuit court; repealing provisions relating to a requirement for a judge to state a reason for nonattendance; allowing the Supreme Court to set terms of court for the Supreme Court, district courts of appeal, and circuit courts; authorizing appellate courts to withdraw a mandate within 120 days after its issuance, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/8/2013	Senate	• Filed
  2/14/2013	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 55
  3/1/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/06/13, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
  3/5/2013	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 55
  3/6/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
  3/7/2013	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 156
  3/8/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/13/13, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
  3/13/2013	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 210 • Now in Appropriations -SJ 210
  3/18/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/21/13, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  3/21/2013	Senate	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
  3/22/2013	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 239 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/13
  3/27/2013	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 269 • Placed on 3rd reading
  4/4/2013	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 309 • Substituted HB 7017 -SJ 309 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7017 (Ch. 2013-25) -SJ 309

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• SB 746, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2013 at 10:20 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/5/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2013 (pdf) Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2013 (pdf) Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2013 (pdf) Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2013 (pdf) Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2013 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 7017 (er)	Terms of Courts	Civil Justice Subcommittee	Identical	Last Action: 4/18/2013 Chapter No. 2013-25 Location: Became Law

  Committee Votes (3)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/6/2013 2:00 PM	Judiciary	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
  3/13/2013 9:00 AM	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	12 Yeas - 0 Nays
  3/21/2013 2:00 PM	Appropriations	15 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (54)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  25.051	Regular terms.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.21	Terms of circuit courts.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.22	First Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.23	Second Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.24	Third Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.25	Fourth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.26	Fifth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.27	Sixth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.28	Seventh Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.29	Eighth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.30	Ninth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.31	Tenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.32	Eleventh Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.33	Twelfth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.34	Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.35	Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.36	Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.361	Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.362	Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.363	Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.364	Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.365	Twentieth Judicial Circuit.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.37	Judge to attend first day of term.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.38	Judge to state reason for nonattendance.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.39	Penalty for nonattendance of judge.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.40	Adjournment of court upon nonattendance.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.42	Calling docket at end of term.	Page 3 (pdf)
  26.46	Jurisdiction of resident judge after assignment.	Page 3 (pdf)
  27.04	Summoning and examining witnesses for state.	Page 3 (pdf)
  30.12	Power to appoint sheriff.	Page 4 (pdf)
  30.15	Powers, duties, and obligations.	Page 4 (pdf)
  34.13	Method of prosecution.	Page 5 (pdf)
  35.05	Headquarters.	Page 5 (pdf)
  35.10	Regular terms.	Page 3 (pdf)
  35.11	Special terms.	Page 3 (pdf)
  38.23	Contempts defined.	Page 5 (pdf)
  43.43		Page 5 (pdf)
  43.44		Page 6 (pdf)
  112.19	Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers; death benefits.	Page 6 (pdf)
  206.215	Costs and expenses of proceedings.	Page 7 (pdf)
  450.121	Enforcement of Child Labor Law.	Page 7 (pdf)
  831.10	Second conviction of uttering forged bills.	Page 7 (pdf)
  831.17	Violation of s. 831.16; second conviction.	Page 8 (pdf)
  877.08	Coin-operated vending machines and parking meters; defined; prohibited acts, penalties.	Page 8 (pdf)
  902.19	When prosecutor liable for costs.	Page 8 (pdf)
  903.32	Defects in bond.	Page 9 (pdf)
  905.01	Number and procurement of grand jury; replacement of member.	Page 9 (pdf)
  905.09	Discharge and recall of grand jury.	Page 10 (pdf)
  905.095	Extension of grand jury term.	Page 10 (pdf)
  907.05	Criminal cases in circuit court to be tried first.	Page 3 (pdf)
  907.055	Trial of persons in custody.	Page 3 (pdf)
  914.03	Attendance of witnesses.	Page 11 (pdf)
  924.065	Denial of motion for new trial or arrest of judgment; appeal bond; supersedeas.	Page 11 (pdf)
  932.47	Informations filed by prosecuting attorneys.	Page 11 (pdf)

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