Florida legislation · 2026 Fifth Special Session
Florida S2512: Judges
Status: Failed, May 29, 2026
Increasing the number of circuit judges in certain judicial circuits; increasing the number of county court judges in certain counties, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to judges; amending s. 26.031, F.S.; increasing the number of circuit judges in certain judicial circuits; amending s. 34.022, F.S.; increasing the number of county court judges in certain counties; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, May 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to judges; amending s. 26.031, F.S.; increasing the number of circuit judges in certain judicial circuits; amending s. 34.022, F.S.; increasing the number of county court judges in certain counties; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsections (1), (5), (7), (18), (19), and (20) of section 26.031, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges.—The number of circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows: JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TOTAL (1) First........................................... 27 (5) Fifth........................................... 35 (7) Seventh......................................... 30 (18) Eighteenth..................................... 27 (19) Nineteenth..................................... 21 (20) Twentieth...................................... 40 Section 2. Subsections (15), (27), (28), (35), (43), (48), and (66) of section 34.022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.—The number of county court judges in each county shall be as follows: COUNTY TOTAL (15) Duval.......................................... 20 (27) Highlands........................................ 2 (28) Hillsborough................................... 26 (35) Lee............................................. 10 (43) Miami-Dade..................................... 50 (48) Orange......................................... 24 (66) Walton........................................... 2 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
Sponsors
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001-E (Ch. 2026-232)
- : Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.
- : In returning messages
- : Conference Committee appointed
- : Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
- : Refused to pass the Senate bill as passed by the Senate and acceded to the request for conference
- : Passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 1
- : Read 3rd time
- : Amendment 098705 adopted
- : Read 2nd time
Votes
- Senate: S 2512E Filed (May 12, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: S 2512E Filed (May 12, 2026): 104 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations
Common questions
- What is S2512?
- S2512 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Fifth Special Session): Judges.
- What does S2512 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to judges; amending s. 26.031, F.S.; increasing the number of circuit judges in certain judicial circuits; amending s. 34.022, F.S.; increasing the number of county court judges in certain counties; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S2512?
- Failed as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001-E (Ch. 2026-232) (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2512?
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036).
- Where is the official record for S2512?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026E/2512E
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