A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND SECTION 3, ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, SECTION 8, ARTICLE V, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SECTION 13, ARTICLE V, RELATING TO JUDICIAL CIRCUITS AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, SECTION 18, ARTICLE V, RELATING TO VACANCIES IN THESE JUDICIAL OFFICES, AND SECTION 27, ARTICLE V, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, SUBJECT TO THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Last action Feb 7, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2017
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Apr 6, 2017
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 6, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-1)
senate
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rex Rice
RRepublican
P
Scott Talley
RRepublican
P
William Timmons
RRepublican
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