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Bill Title: As introduced, revises the membership of the judicial selection commission and the judicial evaluation commission; decreases term of commission members from six to four years; requires senate confirmation of governor's nominee to fill a vacancy for any state court judge; increases the vote from a majority vote to 60 percent vote that a judge must receive in a retention election; extends the sunset provision for the judicial selection and evaluation commissions to June 30, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 16 and Title 17.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-27 - Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Budget of FW&M of Finance, Ways & Means Committee [HB2141 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Vote: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/ negative recommendation - refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	3	1	2
Nay	8	6	2
Not Voting	2	-	2
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	13	7	6

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Bell, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Camper, Karen D. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Campfield, Stacey [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Casada, Glen [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cobb, Jim [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cooper, Barbara [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. DeBerry, Lois M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hardaway Sr., G.A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kernell, Mike [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Lynn, Susan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Odom, Gary [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Swafford, Eric H. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Turner, Michael "Mike" L. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart