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HB 161: Judicial Nominating Commissions

GENERAL BILL by Driskell ; Thompson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rayner ; Tant

Judicial Nominating Commissions; Revises composition of judicial nominating commissions; terminates terms of existing commission members; provides for new appointments & staggered terms; specifies prohibitions; requires appointing authorities to consider certain attributes in making appointments to ensure diversity; requires appointing authorities to collect certain data & specifies how data is to be released; provides conflict of interest parameters; requires commission member to complete educational course; prescribes requirements for course.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2021 House • Filed
    1/20/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Elections Committee; Judiciary Committee
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    4/30/2021 House • Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

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  • HB 161, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2021 at 1:15 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 544 Judicial Nominating Commissions Thurston Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.291 Judicial nominating commissions. Page 2 (pdf)

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