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CS/SB 2000: Judicial Nominating Commissions

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Cowin

Judicial Nominating Commissions; provides for appointment of members to each judicial nominating commission; prohibits judges from serving; restricts appointment of members & former members to judicial offices for certain time period; requires appointing authorities to seek to ensure racial, ethnic, gender, & geographical diversity of membership; requires consideration of county representation on circuit judicial nominating commissions, etc. Creates 43.291; repeals 43.29. APPROPRIATION: $25,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/1999 Senate • Filed
3/11/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00222
4/2/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/07/99, 2:00 pm, Room-110S
4/7/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00513; CS read first time on 04/13/99 -SJ 00517
4/9/1999 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00513
4/15/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/20/99, 12:00 noon, Room-37S
4/20/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00638
4/21/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00638
4/23/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792
4/26/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886
4/27/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01222
4/28/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01221, -SJ 01402; Read second time -SJ 01390; Amendment pending -SJ 01390
4/29/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01402, -SJ 01628; Pending amendment failed -SJ 01423; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01423; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01628; Ordered engrossed -SJ 01628
4/30/1999 Senate • Died on Calendar