HB 5301 (2018) -  Judges

General Bill by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee and Hager
Judges: Revises number of circuit court judges in certain circuits; revises number of county court judges in certain counties; provides legislative findings; provides that circuit & county court judicial offices created by act constitute vacancies in office for purposes of qualifying for 2018 general election; provides for election of new circuit & county court judges created by act in 2018 general election; provides qualifying dates for these positions; specifies elimination dates for decertified offices.
Effective Date: July 1, 2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB JUA 18-01 recommended by:
    Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 5001 Subject: General Appropriations Act Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1384 Subject: Courts Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1396 Subject: Judicial Branch Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2500 Subject: Appropriations Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 2/1/2018 3:09:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 1/30/2018 12:37:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/24/2018 1:21:41 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/22/2018 1:04:49 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/08/2018 03:40 PM   Yeas: 111 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 583] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 362 Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 362 Time: 02/15/2018 - 8:27 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/08/2018 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/08/2018 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference Time: 02/08/2018 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Immediately certified Time: 02/08/2018 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 Time: 02/08/2018 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/08/2018 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/07/2018 - 7:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/07/2018 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/07/2018 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/7/2018) Time: 02/01/2018 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/01/2018 - 3:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/01/2018 - 3:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Appropriations Committee Time: 02/01/2018 - 3:05 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Appropriations Committee Time: 01/31/2018 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 01/29/2018 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/24/2018 - 9:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Appropriations Committee Time: 01/24/2018 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 01/24/2018 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/24/2018 - 1:32 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
26.031 CS/SB 1384, CS/CS/SB 1396
34.022 SB 248, CS/SB 1384, CS/CS/SB 1396