# Florida HB 5401: Judges

Florida HB 5401, Judges, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Patt Maney (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198), SB 2508 (Ch. 2025-202)) (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 5401
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Judges
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198), SB 2508 (Ch. 2025-202)
- Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Budget Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justice Budget Subcommittee

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-09: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198), SB 2508 (Ch. 2025-202) (House)
- 2025-04-09: Substituted SB 2508 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-03: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported out of Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable by Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-03-31: Added to Budget Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-03-26: Now in Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Referred to Budget Committee (House)
- 2025-03-25: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/5401/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/5401/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5401-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).