Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the governor will appoint supreme court justices subject to senate confirmation and to eliminate the supreme court nominating commission.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Last action Mar 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2022
How they voted
24–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 23, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Nay
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 23, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-13-1)
senate
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be adopted
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pyle was rejected Yea: 7 Nay: 29
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pyle was rejected Yea: 10 Nay: 24
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pyle
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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