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SB 544: Judicial Nominating Commissions

GENERAL BILL by Thurston

Judicial Nominating Commissions; Revising the composition of judicial nominating commissions; prohibiting a commission member from serving more than two full terms; requiring appointing authorities to collect and release certain demographic data regarding commission members and applicants for commission membership; specifying circumstances under which a commission member may not vote on a matter and must disclose a conflict, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/12/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 73
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 73
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 544, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/12/2021 at 8:57 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 161 Judicial Nominating Commissions Driskell, Thompson Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.291 Judicial nominating commissions. Page 1 (pdf)

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