Relating to: suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending final determination in proceedings involving alleged judicial misconduct or permanent disability.
AB 380 requires judges facing allegations of misconduct or permanent disability to be suspended without pay during disciplinary proceedings. It amends statutes to mandate that both final suspensions imposed by the Supreme Court for misconduct and temporary suspensions pending investigations must be without pay. The bill directly affects judges under investigation by the Judicial Commission or facing formal complaints. This policy change clarifies that judges cannot receive salary during these disciplinary processes, applying to all cases involving alleged misconduct or disability.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 31, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 13, 2026
How they voted
57–42
Passed
Total votes 99
Jan 13, 2026
D
Democratic46
91% Nay
R
Republican53
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 42
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Sortwell
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 3
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 3
lower
Sep 29, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, August, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Piwowarczyk;
cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Quinn
lower
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Brent Jacobson
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jim Piwowarczyk
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Tyler August
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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