Judges; maximum number in general district court in Twenty-sixth Judicial District.
Summary
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from five to six the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in theTwenty-sixth Judicial District. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. This bill was incorporated into SB 158.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26105708D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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