Justice Budget Subcommittee schedules on-site tour of Florida Supreme Court; meeting to adjourn after visit

The Justice Budget Subcommittee convened and confirmed a quorum before announcing an on-site tour of the Florida Supreme Court.

“The justice budget subcommittee will come to order,” said an unidentified presiding speaker at the opening of the session. Miss Rosa was asked to call the roll; Chair Mayne, Vice Chair Acosta, Ranking Member Daniels and Representatives Alvarez, Baker, Guerrero, Chamberlain, Cobb, Gottlieb, Jacques, Johnson, Forrest, Rainer and Skidmore were recorded as present. Member Smith was excused.

The presiding speaker told members to silence cell phones and that the group would "take a site visit to the Florida Supreme Court,” walking across Duval Street and undergoing security screening before the tour. Members were instructed to bring either a capitol ID card or a driver’s license and reminded not to bring any of the prohibited items listed in the prior subcommittee notification. The meeting was scheduled until 3:00 p.m.; the subcommittee will adjourn on-site after the tour and then return to the capitol.

No motions or votes were recorded in the transcript provided. The session’s business during the recorded segment consisted of procedural matters and logistical instructions for the court visit.

The subcommittee moved to the North Loading Zone just outside the House Office Building to board transportation for the short walk to the court; a brief clarification about the location (“loading zone?”) followed in the record. The transcript does not provide further discussion of budget items or any substantive policy debate during the captured segment.