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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1945: Judges' free speech rights

Affirming the constitutional free speech rights of judges and judicial candidates.

Summary

  • Declares that judges and judicial candidates have a fundamental right to freely express and incorporate their beliefs and opinions in any statements made regarding any campaign or potential campaign for judicial office or any issue pertaining thereto.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim McCune (R-2)
Introduced
February 11, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to the constitutional free speech rights of judges and judicial candidates;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim McCune (R-2)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Paul Harris R-17John Ahern R-6

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1945 in other sessions

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