SB 544 (2021) -  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: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Ethics and Elections
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 161 Subject: Judicial Nominating Commissions Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 73 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 73 Time: 01/21/2021 - 9:44 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/12/2021 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
43.291 HB 161