Florida House Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises provisions governing candidate qualifying to conform with redesignation of offices of state attorney & public defender as nonpartisan offices; removes certain requirements relating to notification & ballot layout, to conform; revises provisions governing candidate qualifying for nonpartisan offices; adds candidates for offices of state attorney & public defender to list of candidates who may qualify for election by specified petition process, in lieu of qualifying fee; requires ballot identify applicable judicial circuit; requires that space be made available on general election ballot if write-in candidate has qualified; prohibits name of an unopposed candidate for office of state attorney or public defender from appearing on any ballot; specifies that qualified elector of judicial circuit is eligible to vote for candidate; specifies applicability of campaign financing & reporting requirements to candidates; prohibits political party or partisan political organization from endorsing, supporting, or assisting any candidate in campaign for election to office of state attorney or public defender; provides penalty.

Nonpartisan Elections for State Attorneys and Public Defenders

Sen. Tracie Davis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2017-05-05	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-01-23	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2017-01-12	House	Filed

S0366 (Same As) 2017-04-13 - Withdrawn from further consideration

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
100	111		Amended Code	See Bill Text
101	151		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	031		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	035		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	041		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	051		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	08		Amended Code	See Bill Text
105	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/231
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0231/BillText/Filed/PDF