A review of state legislation affecting the courts
April 21, 2023 -- Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity with potential impact on state courts.
Notable legislation includes:
- Colorado House approves a bill requiring all courts to provide remote access for the public to observe any criminal court proceeding conducted in open court unless the court does not have the technology available to do so or the court has ordered that the public is excluded from the proceeding.
- Montana effort to amend the state constitution to end elections for the state's supreme court and replace with governor-appoints-senate-confirms fails preliminary Senate vote; second vote scheduled.
- Tennessee plan to shift judicial elections from August to November advances.
- Texas Senate approves a bill to require judicial training regarding family violence victims.
- Texas House committee approves a bill that would require the state's judicial disciplinary committee to process complaints within 120 days.