Ohio House Bill 173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 12 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-06-12 - Passed 3rd Consideration House

To amend sections 107.08, 1901.06, 1907.13, 2301.01, 2501.02, 2503.01, 2743.191, 2743.70, and 2949.111 and to enact sections 145.2914, 2503.51, 2503.52, 2503.53, 2503.54, 2503.55, and 2503.60 of the Revised Code to change the qualifications for all judges, to require the Supreme Court to establish a qualification program for candidates for judicial office, to create the Judicial Allotment Review Commission to study and review the allotment of judgeships in the courts for the purpose of recommending legislation to ensure the efficient and prompt administration of justice in Ohio, to create the Judicial Appointment Review Commission to make recommendations of persons to fill judicial vacancies, to specify that a portion of certain court costs currently deposited to the credit of the Reparations Fund be deposited in the fund for court security, and to make appropriations for court-related purposes.

Judges-compensation, qualifications, allotment, vacancies/court security

Rep. Todd Book [D]

Rep. William Seitz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-06-12		Passed 3rd Consideration House
2008-05-23		Committee Report
2007-04-24		To Judiciary
2007-04-24		Introduced to House

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_173