A review of state legislation affecting the courts
April 28, 2023 -- Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity with potential impact on state courts.
Notable legislation includes:
- Legislation to protect the personal information of judges, court staff, and their families advance in Minnesota and Missouri.
- Bills to increase mandatory judicial retirement ages advance in Missouri (raise from 70 to 75) and Texas (raise from 75 to 79).
- Texas House approves plan to automatically increase judicial salaries based on Consumer Price Index.
- Colorado Senate approves the creation of a task force to study victim and survivor awareness and responsiveness training requirements for judicial personnel.
- Oklahoma House approves its version of a bill to tighten education requirements for municipal court judges and ends the practice of non-attorney municipal court judges starting in July 2026.