HB 161 (2021) -  Judicial Nominating Commissions

General Bill by Driskell and Thompson (CO-SPONSORS) 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: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 544 Subject: Judicial Nominating Commissions Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 01/20/2021 - 1:16 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/20/2021 - 1:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee Time: 01/20/2021 - 1:16 PM Member: Committee: Public Integrity & Elections Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Time: 01/20/2021 - 1:16 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/05/2021 - 1:15 PM Member: Driskell Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
43.291 SB 544