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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 132

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Relating to: an objective standard for the disqualification of a judge or justice.

Judge Supreme court

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires a judge or justice to disqualify himself or herself from

presiding over or deciding a legal proceeding or action if a reasonable person would

question whether the judge or justice could act in an impartial manner.

Under current law, a judge or justice must disqualify himself or herself if

certain circumstances exist that would affect the judge's or justice's impartiality in

the action, if the judge or justice determines that he or she is incapable of acting in

an impartial manner, or if he or she determines that it appears that he or she cannot

act in an impartial manner.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Hebl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D)

4 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Anderson, Berceau, Bowen, Crowley, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Pope, Sargent, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Bewley, Johnson, L. Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1