Changes sought by media companies to a proposed procedural rule implementing the Marsy’s Law victim confidentiality constitutional amendment should not be made by the Supreme Court, according to a joint ad hoc subcommittee.

The full Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, at its January 15 meeting, considered comments on the proposed Rule of Judicial Administration 2.423 on carrying out the constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018. On January 22, the Supreme Court approved the committee’s request to extend until March 1 the deadline for its response to comments on the proposed rule.

On another topic, the committee also heard a short report that the Florida Courts Technology Commission is asking the committee to draft a rule allowing electronic handwritten signatures on court filings and documents. Current rules allow only typewritten electronic signatures.