Bill:  SJR 26 
Legislative Session: 75(R) Council Document: 75R 5595 GGS-D
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Last Action:04/09/1997 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 9 1997 9:37PM
Caption Version:Senate Committee Report
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the appointment of appellate justices and judges by the governor with retention elections on a nonpartisan ballot for those justices and judges, for the nonpartisan election and retention or rejection of district judges, for the election of certain district judges from state representative districts or commissioners court precincts, and for the alteration of the terms of certain judicial offices.
Author:Gallegos
Subjects:Courts--Judges (I0140)
Elections--Candidates (I0280)
Elections--Judicial (I0308)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Remarks:Enabling legislation is SB 628.
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=4   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Committee report printed and distributed       04/09/1997   09:37 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      04/09/1997     973
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/07/1997    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/07/1997    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      04/07/1997    
S   Referred to Jurisprudence      02/20/1997     338
S   Read first time      02/20/1997     338
S   Filed      02/17/1997    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/17/1997