Judicial Nominating Commission; recusal of member; removal of board member; campaign contributions disclosure; eligibility of members; effective date.
HB 2103 updates procedures for Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission. It requires Commission members to recuse themselves if related by blood or marriage to a judicial applicant within the third degree, and mandates immediate removal for violations. The bill also requires members to disclose campaign contributions to judicial candidates within 10 days of receiving applications, with this information posted publicly online. These changes take effect November 1, 2025, and the bill was approved by the Governor on May 14, 2025. The law focuses on transparency and conflict avoidance in judicial appointments.
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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The bill text was reformatted from a House floor version to a Senate floor version, with minor reorganization of the header information. The substantive policy content regarding the Judicial Nominating Commission remains unchanged, including recusal requirements, disclosure rules, and effective dates.
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Header information was updated to reflect Senate floor version instead of House floor version, with page numbers and committee report formatting adjusted accordingly.
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 8, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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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
Sponsors
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