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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5226

SB 5226: Judicial elections

Providing for public funding of judicial campaigns.

Summary

  • A voluntary pilot program to allow a public campaign funding system is created for candidates for the court of appeals and state supreme court judicial positions. The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) will determine if a candidate has met all the requirements for participation in the program.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5226), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eric Oemig (D-45)
Introduced
January 15, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 1589
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5226, SSB 5226

AN ACT Relating to funding of judicial election campaign expenses;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eric Oemig (D-45)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Darlene Fairley D-32Phil Rockefeller D-23Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Adam Kline D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5226)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5226)
  4. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5226)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5226)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5226)
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5226 in other sessions

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

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