STATE JUDICIARY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding membership of and appointments to the judicial council, to revise a provision regarding a duty of the judicial council, to provide for certain duties of the judicial council, and to provide for nonpartisan ballots for the election of judges of the court of appeals.

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 59-11-0AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner,

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-4-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Taylor, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, ZuiderveldNAYS – Just, Rabe, Ruchti, WintrowAbsent and excused – Semmelroth, ToewsFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading