SB 59, 76th R.S. history

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SB 59, 76th R.S.
Relating to the appointment and nonpartisan retention or rejection of appellate justices and judges and to elimination of a straight-party vote in connection with district judges.

Last action: Withdrawn from intent calendar

Author: Robert Duncan
Coauthor: Rodney Ellis

Remarks: Enabling legislation for SJR 9.

Companion:

HB 346 (Similar)
HB 1361 (Similar)
HB 3837 (Similar)

Bill Analyses:
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Courts--Judges
Elections--Candidates
Elections--General
Elections--Judicial

Senate Committee: Jurisprudence (Rodney Ellis, J. E. Brown, Chris Harris, Gregory Luna, Leticia Van de Putte, Jeff Wentworth) Minutes: February 15 1999 | February 22 1999 | May 3 1999

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