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SJR 1672: Retention of Justices or Judges

JOINT RESOLUTION by Flores

Retention of Justices or Judges; Proposes amendments to the State Constitution to increase the vote required to retain a justice or judge in a judicial office and to provide for the increased vote requirement to apply beginning with retention elections during the 2012 General Election.

Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Rules (RC)
  3. Judiciary (JU)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2011 Senate • Filed
3/10/2011 Senate • Referred to Rules; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 189
• Introduced -SJ 189
3/11/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 210
• Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
3/15/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 226
• References corrected to Judiciary; Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 226
• Now in Judiciary
3/23/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/28/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
3/30/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary