Bill Text: OR HB4026 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the Court of Appeals.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-27 - Chapter 87, (2012 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2013. [HB4026 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2012-HB4026-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2012 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 4026

Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession
  filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on Judiciary)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to the Court of Appeals; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 2.540.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 2.540 is amended to read:
  2.540. (1) The Court of Appeals shall consist of   { - 10 - }
 { +  13 + } judges.
  (2) A judge of the Court of Appeals shall be an elector of the
county of the residence of the judge and be admitted to the
practice of law in this state.
  (3) Each judge of the Court of Appeals shall hold office for a
term of six years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The amendments to ORS 2.540 by section 1 of
this 2012 Act become operative October 1, 2013.
  (2) As soon as possible after the amendments to ORS 2.540 by
section 1 of this 2012 Act become operative, the Governor shall
appoint persons to serve on the Court of Appeals in the positions
created by the amendments to ORS 2.540 by section 1 of this 2012
Act until successors are elected and qualified. + }
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Passed by House February 27, 2012

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

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                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

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                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate March 2, 2012

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                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

Enrolled House Bill 4026 (HB 4026-B)                       Page 1

Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2012

Approved:

......M.,............., 2012

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                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2012

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

Enrolled House Bill 4026 (HB 4026-B)                       Page 2