HB 2103 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Judicial Nominating Commission; recusal of member; removal of board member; campaign contributions disclosure; eligibility of members; effective date.

HB 2103 establishes new requirements and guidelines for members of the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) in Oklahoma. It mandates that JNC members recuse themselves from decisions concerning judicial applicants to whom they are closely related, with non-compliance resulting in immediate removal and a permanent ban from the commission. The bill also requires JNC members to publicly disclose any campaign contributions they have made to judicial applicants. Furthermore, it specifies that an applicant's residence for JNC eligibility, specifically for Oklahoma Bar Association members, will be determined by their address on file with the State Election Board.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 15, 2025
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Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
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The bill text was reformatted from a House floor version to a Senate floor version, with minor adjustments to the header information and committee report details. The substantive policy content regarding the Judicial Nominating Commission remains unchanged.
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Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.

Committee report section updated to reflect Senate Judiciary Committee approval instead of House Rules Committee.

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks throughout the document.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 15, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/14/2025
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 1
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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