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SB 738 — Jury Service
Last action — Chapter No. 2020-57
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 04, 2019. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Jury Service; Requiring that full-time students who meet specified criteria be excused from jury service upon request, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 4 removed4 line(s) added, 4 removed.
ENROLLEDFlorida LegislatureSenate - 2020 CS for SB 738 2020738erBy 2the AnCommittee acton relatingRules; to jury service;
and Senator Harrell 595-04464-20 2020738c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to jury service;
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- Introduced S 738 Filed html
Action History
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Chapter No. 2020-57
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 1
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
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Received
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Referred to Calendar
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In Messages
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CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 2
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Read 3rd time
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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CS by Rules read 1st time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 3
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On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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Now in Rules
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Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/27/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
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Introduced
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Now in Education
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Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/10/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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Referred to Judiciary; Education; Rules
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Filed
Sponsors
- Gayle Harrell · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Harrell, Gayle Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 113 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Goff-Marcil | — | Yea |
| Aloupis | — | Yea |
| Good | — | Yea |
| Polo | — | Yea |
| Altman | — | Yea |
| Ponder | — | Yea |
| Grant, J. | — | Yea |
| Pritchett | — | Yea |
| Ausley | — | Yea |
| Raschein | — | Yea |
| Renner | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Grieco | — | Yea |
| Roach | — | Yea |
| Beltran | — | Yea |
| Hage | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Rodrigues, R. | — | Yea |
| Eagle | — | Yea |
| Valdes | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Watson, B. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Oliva | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Fernandez-Barquin | — | Yea |
| Omphroy | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Fetterhoff | — | Yea |
| Willhite | — | Yea |
| Fine | — | Yea |
| Payne | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Fitzenhagen | — | Yea |
| Pigman | — | Yea |
| Geller | — | Yea |
| Zika | — | Yea |
| Grant, M. | — | Not Voting |
| Jacobs | — | Not Voting |
| Cummings | — | Not Voting |
| Latvala | — | Not Voting |
| Mercado | — | Not Voting |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hattersley | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Rommel | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Sabatini | — | Yea |
| Caruso | — | Yea |
| Jacquet | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Casello | — | Yea |
| Jenne | — | Yea |
| Clemons | — | Yea |
| Silvers | — | Yea |
| Cortes | — | Yea |
| Killebrew | — | Yea |
| Slosberg | — | Yea |
| Sprowls | — | Yea |
| Diamond | — | Yea |
| Magar | — | Yea |
| Stevenson | — | Yea |
| Donalds | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Mariano | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| DuBose | — | Yea |
| Toledo | — | Yea |
| Tomkow | — | Yea |
| Duran | — | Yea |
| McGhee | — | Yea |
| La Rosa | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" | — | Yea |
| Antone, Bruce Hadley | Democrat | Yea |
| Daley, Dan | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniels, Kimberly | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Driskell, Fentrice | Democrat | Yea |
| Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. | Democrat | Nay |
| Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory, Emily | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph, Dotie | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" | Republican | Yea |
| Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Buchanan, James | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Duggan, Wyman | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Chad | Republican | Yea |
| LaMarca, Chip | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" | Republican | Yea |
| Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| McClure, Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" | Republican | Yea |
| Perez, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Plakon, Rachel Saunders | Republican | Yea |
| Plasencia, Susan | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Shoaf, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Sirois, Tyler I. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, David | Republican | Yea |
| Stark, Paula A. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 5% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Rader | — | Nay |
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Bean | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Book | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Bracy | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Thurston | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Broxson | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Galvano | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Mayfield, Debbie | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Nay |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 18% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (17)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Book | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Braynon | — | Yea |
| Flores | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Benacquisto | — | Yea |
| Farmer | — | Nay |
| Thurston | — | Nay |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Cruz | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Montford | — | Yea |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Not Voting |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Stargel | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Hutson | — | Not Voting |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 738 do?
- Jury Service; Requiring that full-time students who meet specified criteria be excused from jury service upon request, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 738?
- SB 738 is sponsored by Harrell, Gayle (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 738?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 04, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 738?
- Track SB 738 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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