2026 Regular Session
SB197
Reduces number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 7, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 197 FINAL PASSAGE (#261)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
26 yea–9 nay · 4 absent
May 27, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 197 AMENDMENT # 5465 BY GREEN MOTION TO ADOPT (#1576)
Failed
30 yea–68 nay · 7 absent
May 27, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 197 FINAL PASSAGE (#1579)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
71 yea–28 nay · 6 absent
May 27, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 197 FINAL PASSAGE (#1579)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
70 yea–30 nay · 5 absent
Committee referrals
April 9, 2026 · House
Judiciary
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary A
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Effective date 6/1/2026.
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Senate Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 746.
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Senate Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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House Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Senate Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Senate Received from the House without amendments.
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House Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 30. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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House Called from the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.
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House Notice given.
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House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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House Called from the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026.
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House Notice given.
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House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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House Called from the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
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House Notice given.
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House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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House Called from the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
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House Notice given.
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House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
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House Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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House Reported favorably (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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House Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
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Senate Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
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Senate Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Senate Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.