HB 379: Judicial Nominating Commissions
GENERAL BILL by Jacquet
Judicial Nominating Commissions; Revises composition of JNCs; establishes restrictions regarding commission members; terminates terms of commission members as of specified date; provides for appointments & staggered terms for reconstituted commissions; provides term limits; requires diversity considerations in appointments; requires appointing authorities to collect & release certain demographic data from commission applicants & members; provides voting restrictions & conflict disclosure; requires commission member to complete an educational course after appointment.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/23/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 33 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 33 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee |
