Bill Title: As introduced, provides that either party in a criminal trial may request in writing that the judge be drug tested; if the judge tests positive for an illegal drug, a substitute judge is appointed; if the test is negative, no request is made, or it was for a legal prescription drug, the trial resumes and neither side can assert on appeal that the judge was impaired by drugs. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 18, Part 1.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-12 - Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee [HB2362 Detail]

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

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Jimmy Matlock [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Randy McNally [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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