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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5835: Judicial candidates

Allowing judicial candidates freedom of speech.

Summary

  • Except for statements committing or appearing to commit the candidate with respect to cases likely to come before the court, public discussions and expressions of opinions by a person before declaring as a candidate or while campaigning for Supreme Court justice, appellate court judge, superior court judge, district court judge, or municipal judge are not violations of the appearance of fairness doctrine.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5835), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pam Roach (R-31)
Introduced
February 14, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to comments by candidates for judicial offices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pam Roach (R-31)

16 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 14 Republicans)

Jim Horn R-41Shirley Winsley R-28Harriet Spanel D-40Dino Rossi R-5Bob Morton R-7Bill Finkbeiner R-45Senator R-15Bob Oke R-26Dan Swecker R-20Dave Schmidt R-44Joseph Zarelli R-18Don Benton R-17Linda Evans Parlette R-12Joyce Mulliken R-13Bob McCaslin R-4Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Referred to Rules.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. GO - Majority; do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5835 in other sessions

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