HB 301 Summary

• Florida Supreme Court must issue an annual report between October 1-15 each year with data as of September 30, submitted to the Governor, Attorney General, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House.

• Part I of the report must detail all pending cases where no decision has been rendered within 180 days of oral argument or submission, including case name, type, date added to docket, elapsed days, and explanation for the delay.

• Part II of the report must document all cases decided or disposed during the prior fiscal year that exceeded the 180-day timeline, including decision date and total days elapsed before disposition.

• Reports must be submitted in electronic spreadsheet format sortable and filterable by case number, case type, docket date, argument date, elapsed days, and decision date.

• Case types reported must be categorized as civil, criminal not seeking death penalty, criminal seeking death penalty, court rules, bar discipline, or judicial discipline.

• The act takes effect July 1, 2017, and is repealed July 1, 2022, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature.