Indiana Senate Joint Resolution 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-04 - Senators Kruse, Leising, Donato, Holdman, Crane added as coauthors
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Renames the judicial nominating commission as the commission on judicial nominations and qualifications. Provides that one commission member is selected by attorneys licensed in Indiana, one commission member is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one commission member is appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. Requires that, of the three members appointed by the governor, at least one commission member must be an attorney. Prohibits a person who is a lobbyist from serving on the commission. Provides for the governor to fill a vacancy on the supreme court or the court of appeals

Renames the judicial nominating commission as the commission on judicial nominations and qualifications. Provides that one commission member is selected by attorneys licensed in Indiana, one commission member is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one commission member is appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. Requires that, of the three members appointed by the governor, at least one commission member must be an attorney. Prohibits a person who is a lobbyist from serving on the commission. Provides for the governor to fill a vacancy on the supreme court or the court of appeals

Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Michael Young [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]
Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]	Sen. Linda Rogers [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]
Sen. James Buck [R]	Sen. Clyde Perfect [R]	Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Philip Boots [R]
Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]	Sen. Travis Holdman [R]
Sen. John Crane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-04	Senate	Senators Kruse, Leising, Donato, Holdman, Crane added as coauthors
2021-02-04	Senate	Senator Boots added as coauthor
2021-01-28	Senate	Senators Freeman, Rogers, Doriot, Buck, Perfect, Messmer added as coauthors
2021-01-28	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
2021-01-25	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-25	Senate	Coauthored by Senator Gaskill
2021-01-25	Senate	Authored by Senators Houchin, Young M and Garten

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/resolutions/senate/joint/16/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/8/8/2a88ecae/SJ0016.01.INTR.pdf