FL H0999 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends State Constitution to authorize House of Representatives to impeach state attorneys & public defenders for misdemeanors in office & subject them to trial by Senate, if impeached, & preserve Governor's existing authority to suspend state attorneys & public defenders from office.
Title
Impeachment and Suspension of State Attorneys and Public Defenders
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | House | Died in Judiciary Committee |
| 2017-05-05 | House | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2017-03-17 | House | Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 2017-03-16 | House | Favorable by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 |
| 2017-03-14 | House | On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 03/16/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2017-03-07 | House | Introduced |
| 2017-03-01 | House | Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; Judiciary Committee; Rules and Policy Committee |
| 2017-02-23 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S0904 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/999 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0999/BillText/Filed/PDF |
