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SB0758 • 2026

Justice Administrative Commission

Justice Administrative Commission

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bradley
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 625 -SJ 590
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Justice Administrative Commission

Justice Administrative Commission; Revising the membership of the Justice Administrative Commission, etc.

What This Bill Does

  • Justice Administrative Commission; Revising the membership of the Justice Administrative Commission, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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724742

Committee amendment S 758 Filed • Judiciary (Bradley)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/20/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • SB 758 Ì724742(Î724742 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 01/20/2026 .
876382

Committee amendment S 758 c1 • Criminal Justice (Bradley)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/11/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • CS for SB 758 Ì876382=Î876382 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 02/11/2026 .

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 590 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 625 -SJ 590 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 625 -SJ 590

  2. 2026-03-02 Senate

    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26

  3. 2026-02-25 Senate

    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  4. 2026-02-24 Senate

    • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 0

  5. 2026-02-19 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  6. 2026-02-18 Senate

    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  7. 2026-02-12 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules

  8. 2026-02-11 Senate

    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  9. 2026-02-06 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  10. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • Now in Criminal Justice • CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  11. 2026-01-21 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  12. 2026-01-20 Senate

    • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  13. 2026-01-15 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building

  14. 2026-01-13 Senate

    • Introduced

  15. 2025-12-16 Senate

    • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules

  16. 2025-12-04 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Justice Administrative Commission; Revising the membership of the Justice Administrative Commission, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
-
2026

CS for CS for SB 758

By
the Committees on Criminal Justice; and Judiciary; and
Senator Bradley

591-02781-26 2026758c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Justice Administrative
3 Commission; amending s. 43.16, F.S.; revising the
4 membership of the Justice Administrative Commission;
5 providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8
9 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 43.16, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers
12 and duties.—
13 (2) Members of the Justice Administrative Commission shall
14 serve for a period of 2 years, with the terms of each dating
15 from July 1, 1985, except that initially, one state attorney
16 member and one public defender member shall each serve a 1-year
17 term. Members shall be selected in the following manner:
18 (a)
Three

Two
state attorneys, to be appointed by the
19 president of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
20 (b) Two public defenders, to be appointed by the president
21 of the Florida Public Defender Association.
22
(c)

One criminal defense attorney who is not employed by

23
the government and who has contracted with the commission to

24
provide services pursuant to s. 27.40 within the 5 years

25
preceding his or her appointment, to be appointed by the

26
president of The Florida Bar Board of Governors.

27
(d)

One circuit judge, or senior judge serving on a circuit

28
court, to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme

29
Court.

30 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.