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SJR 4, 63rd R.S.
Amending the Texas Constitution to provide for a judicial system composed of a supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, county courts, circuit courts, justice courts, and others; providing for election and the qualifications, tenure and retirement of judges; creating a judicial council and providing for the appointment and tenure of its members and prescribing its duties; providing for removal of judges under certain circumstances; providing for administration and financing of the judicial system, for membership and powers of a judicial qualifications commission, and providing transitional provisions.

Chamber Action Comments  Date 
S Read first time   01/18/1973
S Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence   01/18/1973
S Sent to subcommittee   03/06/1973
S Subcommittee hearing date   04/02/1973
S Committee hearing date   04/03/1973
S Reported favorably as amended   04/02/1973
S Reported by subcommittee favorably   04/02/1973
S Committee hearing date   04/12/1973
S Committee substitute   04/13/1973
S Reported favorably   04/13/1973
S Laid before Senate   04/17/1973
S Amendments   04/17/1973
S Vote recorded on   04/17/1973
S Third reading motion lost   04/17/1973
S Laid before Senate   04/24/1973
S Amendments   04/24/1973
S Passed   04/24/1973
S Sent to House   04/25/1973
H Received from the Senate   04/25/1973
H Read first time   04/25/1973
H Referred to Committee on Judiciary   04/25/1973
H Reported favorably   05/11/1973
H Read second time   05/17/1973
H Set as a special order   05/17/1973
H Amendments   05/22/1973
H Amendments   05/22/1973
H Amendments   05/22/1973
H Amendments   05/22/1973
H Passed to third reading   05/22/1973
H Read third time   05/23/1973
H Postponed   05/23/1973
H Amendments   05/26/1973
H Passed   05/26/1973
S House passage as amended reported   05/26/1973


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