Kansas: Under a newly signed law starting in 2025 Kansas judges' salaries will be directly tied to that of federal district court judges; a similar plan was vetoed in New Mexico earlier this year.

A review of state legislation affecting the courts

May 5, 2023 -- Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity with potential impact on state courts.

Notable legislation includes:

• Under a newly signed law starting in 2025 Kansas judges' salaries will be directly tied to that of federal district court judges; a similar plan was vetoed in New Mexico earlier this year.
• Colorado Senate passes bill and constitutional amendment to rewrite state's judicial disciplinary system; conference committee set to reconcile Senate/House versions.
• Florida legislature approves bills to protect the personal information of judicial assistants and creates the specific crime of knowingly and willfully harassing a judge, a justice, a judicial assistant, or a clerk of court with the intent to intimidate or coerce such a person to perform or refrain from performing a lawful duty.
• Texas: plans advance to create a Statewide Business Court and a Fifteenth Court of Appeals with statewide jurisdiction.