HB 5401 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Judges

This bill updates the number of judges serving in Florida's circuit and county courts by amending specific sections of state law. It establishes new minimum staffing levels for various judicial districts, such as increasing the number of circuit judges in the First Circuit to 2,625 and county court judges in Hillsborough County to 2,523. The changes take effect on July 1, 2024, and the legislature declares the action serves an important state interest.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Signed May 16, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 8, 2024

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 17, 2024

Legislature · Passed

Chapter No. 2024-194; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2024-231)

legislature

May 16, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Conference Committee Report adopted (154757)

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Report adopted

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Amendment 154757 adopted

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Report considered

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Conference Report Calendar

lower

Feb 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

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 (A

upper

Feb 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)

upper

Feb 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee appointed

lower

Feb 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (921790)

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Appropriations Committee

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Appropriations Committee agenda

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Committee

Referred to Appropriations Committee

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors