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2022 SESSION
SJ 27 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Study; JLARC; Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to, by November 30, 2023, (i) review general operations of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, including (a) procedures and persons responsible for reviewing complaints received and determining whether to dismiss or investigate such complaints, (b) processes for determining whether to conduct informal or formal hearings, and (c) any informal or established rules used to determine disciplinary action imposed on a judge or justice; (ii) consider the requirements for election of members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and determine whether (a) the current number of members and (b) the qualifications of members elected are adequate to ensure proper judicial oversight and accountability; (iii) identify areas of weakness and potential areas of improvement; (iv) research best practices for judicial accountability and discipline; (v) provide recommendations to increase transparency, eliminate actual or perceived bias, increase efficiency and establish deadlines or specific timeframes for resolving complaints, provide effective interventions prior to the need for disciplinary action, and establish rules surrounding the types of disciplinary actions taken and when to take specific disciplinary action; and (vi) keep confidential all records, transcripts, papers, investigatory notes, files, or other confidential information provided by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102352D pdf
- 01/28/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105487D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102352D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/28/22 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 01/28/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105487D-S1
- 01/31/22 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105487D-S1
- 02/01/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ27S1
- 02/02/22 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/25/22 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
- 02/28/22 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 House: Left in Rules