Jurisdiction: Newly Introduced
Arizona HB 2097 Prohibits state courts from enforcing "federal actions" including federal court decisions unless decisions approved by Congress. Prefiled.
Indiana SB 168 Increases small claims jurisdiction from $6,000 to $10,000 In Senate Judiciary Committee.
Kentucky HB 131 Bans use of foreign or international law in state courts. Prefiled.
Oregon SB 479 Prohibits courts from applying Sharia law. Prefiled.
Texas SB 409 Increases civil jurisdiction for county and justice courts from $10,000 to $20,000. Prefiled.
Washington HB 1072 Provides simple majority of legislature may override decisions of the state's appellate courts striking down laws as violating the state constitution. Allows for public referendum supporting or overturning legislature's vote. In House Judiciary Committee.
Jurisdiction: Floor and Committee Activity
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Qualifications and Terms: Newly Introduced
Indiana SB 238 Repeals a provision requiring every judge of a city or town court to be an attorney, and requires the judges of certain city and town courts to be an attorney. In Senate Judiciary Committee.
Qualifications and Terms: Floor and Committee Activity
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Rule Making Authority: Newly Introduced
Indiana SB 406 Requires supreme court to submit a nonemergency rule and any economic impact statement, with supporting documents to the office of fiscal management and analysis of the legislative services agency to estimate the fiscal impact on state and local government. Provides rule may not go into effect until adopted via bill enacted by legislature. In Senate Judiciary Committee.
Rule Making Authority: Floor and Committee Activity
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Salary and Budget: Newly Introduced
Indiana SB 452 Establishes the veterans' court fund. Requires the criminal justice institute (institute) and the Indiana judicial center to coordinate to apply for federal grants for the veterans' court fund. Requires the institute to report its grant application progress to the legislative council. Urges the legislative council to assign to a study committee the topic of funding the expansion of veterans' courts throughout Indiana. In Senate Judiciary Committee.
Maryland SB 76 Changes the name of the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund to the State Judiciary Technology Fund. In Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.
New Mexico HB 81 Benchmarks 3% of general fund for support of judiciary. Prefiled.
New Mexico SB 65 Creates Court Language Access Fund. Prefiled.
New York SB 701 Imposes a filing fee surcharge to be used for the purposes of providing and maintaining security in courthouses. In Senate Judiciary Committee.
Oregon HB 2606 Provides for allocations from Criminal Fine Account to State Court Technology Fund Prefiled.
Oregon HB 2636 Increases judicial salaries and provides for automatic increases for next several years. Prefiled.
Oregon SB 11 Increases judicial salaries and provides for automatic increases for next several years. Prefiled.
Texas HB 888 Prohibits any state agency, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency, from misidentifying a "regulatory tax" as a "fee", "surcharge", "assessment", or "penalty". Provides definition of term "tax" for these purposes Prefiled.
Salary and Budget: Floor and Committee Activity
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Selection: Newly Introduced
Mississippi HB 229 Ends partisan primaries for those courts that still have them and replaces with open primaries. In House Apportionment and Elections Committee.
Mississippi HB 244 Allows for counties to opt out of partisan primaries for those courts that still have them and replaces with open primaries. In House Apportionment and Elections Committee.
Mississippi HB 302 Ends partisan primaries for those courts that still have them and replaces with open primaries. In House Apportionment and Elections Committee.
Missouri HJR 16 (Constitutional Amendment) Ends merit selection for judges for full terms but keeps commissions to fill interim vacancies. Requires all judges in state be elected in contested elections. Reduces terms in office for all judges to 6 years. Drops age eligibility for trial courts from 30 down to 28. Prefiled.
Nebraska LB 111 Provides for nonpartisan election of county officers including clerks of court. In Senate Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Texas HB 887 Requires judges of state's top appellate courts (Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals) recuse if party, attorney, law firm, etc. contributed $2,500 or more to judge's campaign in last 4 years. Provides a contribution made by an individual to a PAC which then contributes to the judge's campaign is considered a contribution by the individual to the judge's campaign. Prefiled.
Utah HB 93 Repeals the authority of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to make rules related to evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees. Prefiled.
Wyoming HB 89 Set specific 4 year terms in office of municipal court judges of first class cities. Provides municipal judges of first class cities to be subject to retention elections. Prefiled.
Wyoming SB 59 Provides district court clerks subject to Ethics and Disclosure Act. Prefiled.
Selection: Floor and Committee Activity
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Structure Changes: Newly Introduced
Indiana HB 1222 Authorizes creation of Ordinance Courts in the state. In House Courts and Criminal Code Committee.
Structure Changes: Floor and Committee Activity
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Other: Newly Introduced
California AB 83 Applies the Dills Act (collective bargaining) to employees of the Judicial Council, except for managerial, confidential, or supervisory employees, judicial officers, employees of the Supreme Court, the courts of appeal, or the Habeas Corpus Resource Center, and employees in positions designated by the Judicial Council in its sole authority and discretion as excluded positions, as specified. Prefiled.
Indiana HB 1160 Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee for study during the 2017 interim the topic of the effectiveness of the Indiana tax court. In House Courts and Criminal Code Committee.
Nebraska LB 193 Alters various court reporting and records retention laws. In Senate Judiciary Committee.
New Hampshire HB 311 Expands existing judicial performance evaluation program to include all court employees. In House Judiciary Committee.
New York SB 147 Requires all courts report to chief administrator of the courts data on offenses by court/county including offense charged, the race, ethnicity, age, and sex of the individual charged, sentence imposed, and other data. In Senate Codes Committee.
New York SB 179 Imposes criminal penalties for the service, distribution or filing of fraudulent documents which appear to be judicial documents In Senate Finance Committee.
New York SB 206 Imposes criminal penalties for filing of false or fictitious liens against public officers. In Senate Judiciary Committee.
Other: Floor and Committee Activity
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