SB 398: Judicial Nominating Commissions
GENERAL BILL by Cowin
Judicial Nominating Commissions; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S826,398) provides for appointment of members to each judicial nominating commission; prohibits judges from serving; restricts appointment of members & former members to judicial offices; requires appointing authorities to seek to ensure racial, ethnic, gender, & geographical diversity of membership; requires consideration of county representation on circuit, etc. Creates 43.291; repeals 43.29. APPROPRIATION: $25,000.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/28/2000 Senate - CS combines this bill with 826; Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00351; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 826 (Died in Senate Fiscal Policy Committee)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/28/2000 Senate - CS combines this bill with 826; Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00351; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 826 (Died in Senate Fiscal Policy Committee)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/8/1999 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 11/30/1999 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fiscal Policy |
| 3/2/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/00, 3:45 pm, 110-S |
| 3/7/2000 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00033; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/00, 3:45 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/23/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/28/00, 3:30 pm, 110-S |
| 3/28/2000 | Senate |
• CS combines this bill with 826; Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00351; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 826 (Died in Senate Fiscal Policy Committee) |