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CS/SB 1560: Judicial Nominating Commissions

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dudley

Judicial Nominating Commissions; deletes requirement that three members of each commission be appointed by six other members; provides for appointment by Attorney General of three members to each commission; provides that racial & gender diversity should be considered in selecting commission members; provides that membership should reflect geographic diversity of territorial jurisdiction of commission when feasible. Amends 43.29.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/1998 Senate • Prefiled
    3/5/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Ways and Means -SJ 00122
    3/19/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/24/98, 1:30 pm, Room-309C --Temporarily postponed
    3/30/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/02/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
    4/2/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00408; CS read first time on 04/08/98 -SJ 00413
    4/6/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00408
    4/8/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00386; Placed on Calendar
    5/1/1998 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1560, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/7/1998 at 1:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/2/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 418 (c1) Bronson Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location:
    H 3367 (c1) Judicial Nominating Commissions Bronson Compare Last Action: 4/27/1998 H Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, refer to 1998 CS/SB 418 (Vetoed by Governor) -HJ 01381
    Location:
    H 3507 Judicial Nominating Commissions Crist Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Governmental Operations (GRC)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.29 Judicial nominating commissions.

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  • SB 1560, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/1998 at 12:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.29 Judicial nominating commissions.

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