Art. V glitch bill finalized.

A bill outlining how the state will pay for more of the trial court system--and that gives counties some enhanced abilities to raise revenues for court functions--cleared the Florida Legislature in its closing days.

SB 2962 was passed by the Senate on April 28 and concurred in by the House on April 29. The "glitch bill" addressed problems with HB 113A, (Ch. 2003-402, Laws of Florida) passed last year, to govern the funding shift mandated by Revision 7 to Art. V, the constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1998.

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