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.
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)