Amendment S-5160 to SF 2401
Relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions
Adopted · April 7, 2026
Filed April 7, 2026 in the Senate by Sen. Jason Schultz (R)
Amends this SF 2401 to CONFORM to HF 2706
What it changes
- Page 8, line 21, by striking “subsection” and inserting “subsections”
- Page 8, after line 32 by inserting: “NEW SUBSECTION .
- a. For the magistrate term commencing August 1, 2027, the judicial election district magistrate appointing commission shall give priority to an applicant who served or is serving as a magistrate for the term immediately preceding August 1,
- (1) If the number of vacancies in the judicial election district equals or exceeds the number of prioritized applicants, the commission shall appoint all prioritized applicants. (2) If the number of vacancies in the judicial election district is less than the number of prioritized applicants, the commission shall appoint only prioritized applicants. b. This subsection is repealed July 31,
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- Page 13, line 10, after “The” by inserting “portion of the”