WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1241: Supreme court justices

Providing for election of supreme court justices from three judicial districts.

Summary

  • $ Requires supreme court justices to be elected from three supreme court judicial districts.
  • $ Requires the Secretary of State to assign by lot each supreme court judicial position to a judicial district so that one justice from each district is elected at each biennial election.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1241), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lynn Schindler (R-4)
Introduced
January 22, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Companion bill
SB 5046
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to election of supreme court justices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lynn Schindler (R-4)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Mike Carrell R-28Don Cox R-9Larry Crouse R-4John Ahern R-6Marc Boldt R-17Bruce Chandler R-15

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1241 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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