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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AJR 67

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Relating to: election of chief justice (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Supreme court Swanson, robert s

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2013 legislature on first

consideration, directs the supreme court to elect a chief justice for a term of two years

and limits the chief justice to no more than three consecutive terms as chief justice.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , August (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kestell (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Pridemore (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Strachota (R) , Tittl (R)

7 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Farrow (R) , Lasee (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vukmir (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Nov 4, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hutton, August, Krug, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Jacque, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, LeMahieu, Nass, A. Ott, Pridemore, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Strachota and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Darling, Farrow, Lasee, Moulton, Olsen and Vukmir

  2. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Oct 29, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Nov 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  6. Nov 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:02 PM on 11-14-2013 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  8. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1