In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.140

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court adopts amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.140 concerning procedures for amending court rules. The amendments establish a process for coordinated rulemaking by multiple committees and require reports and proposed amendments to comply with the Guidelines for Rules Submissions.

Holdings

1. The court adopted the amendments proposed by the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, including new subdivision (a)(7), which establishes a procedure for coordinating a single comprehensive rule-amendment report from multiple rules committees, and the renumbering of existing subdivisions (a)(5) and (a)(6).
2. Reports and proposed rule changes submitted under subdivisions (b), (e), and (f) of rule 2.140 must conform to the Guidelines for Rules Submissions approved by administrative order, and a report proposing amendments must include a narrative description of how each amendment changes the rule's language and a thorough discussion of the reason for each change.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Florida should adopt the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.140.
2. Whether the court should amend additional subdivisions of rule 2.140 on its own motion to require compliance with the Guidelines for Rules Submissions and to clarify the content required in committee reports.

Disposition

approved