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
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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)
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SB 398, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:11 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 1035 (c1) Judicial Nominating Commissions Brummer Similar Last Action: 5/5/2000 H Died on Calendar
Location:S 78 Judicial Nominating Commissions Rossin Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
Location:S 826 (c2) Judicial Nominating Commissions Cowin Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
Location:Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 43.29 Judicial nominating commissions. 43.291