Creates the offense of judicial malfeasance
SB 949 is a very new bill (prefiled in 2025, first read in 2026) that would create a new criminal offense called "judicial malfeasance." The provided context does not include any details about what specific actions would constitute this offense, who would be affected (e.g., judges, court staff), or how it would be enforced. Since the official abstract only states the bill's title without describing its provisions, a substantive summary cannot be generated from the available information.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Brattin
RRepublican
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