A review of state legislation affecting the courts
January 27, 2023 -- Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity with potential impact on state courts.
Notable legislation includes:
- Legislation to limit or eliminate judicial disciplinary confidentiality filed in Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia
- Oregon considers ranked choice voting for judicial races
- New York bill would require judges' financial disclosure statements to be posted online
- Bills would require judges to receive training on domestic violence and sexual assault (New Jersey), family violence (Texas), coercive control (Connecticut), and trauma-informed care (Texas)
- Therapeutic/facility dogs and courts: Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington look to allow or expand the use of dogs in the courtroom
- Washington bill would create a judicial sentencing database; information would compare each individual judge's sentencing practices to the standard or presumptive sentence range for any and all felony crimes