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2025R: HJR1015
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY BY REQUIRING A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE TO DECLARE HIS OR HER POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OR INDEPENDENT STATUS WHEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lundstrum | lead |
| G. Stubblefield | primary |
| A. Brown | cosponsor |
| A. Clark | cosponsor |
| Achor | cosponsor |
| Andrews | cosponsor |
| B. Johnson | cosponsor |
| Barker | cosponsor |
| Beck | cosponsor |
| Bentley | cosponsor |
| C. Penzo | cosponsor |
| Caldwell | cosponsor |
| Cavenaugh | cosponsor |
| Crawford | cosponsor |
| D. Sullivan | cosponsor |
| D. Wallace | cosponsor |
| Dees | cosponsor |
| Duffield | cosponsor |
| Duke | cosponsor |
| Eubanks | cosponsor |
| Flippo | cosponsor |
| Furman | cosponsor |
| Gonzales | cosponsor |
| Gramlich | cosponsor |
| Hall | cosponsor |
| Hester | cosponsor |
| Hill | cosponsor |
| Holcomb | cosponsor |
| Hollowell | cosponsor |
| J. Dotson | cosponsor |
| J. English | cosponsor |
| J. Mayberry | cosponsor |
| J. Payton | cosponsor |
| J. Petty | cosponsor |
| Jean | cosponsor |
| Joey Carr | cosponsor |
| John Carr | cosponsor |
| K. Brown | cosponsor |
| K. Moore | cosponsor |
| Ladyman | cosponsor |
| Long | cosponsor |
| M. Johnson | cosponsor |
| McAlindon | cosponsor |
| McClure | cosponsor |
| McGrew | cosponsor |
| McNair | cosponsor |
| N. Burkes | cosponsor |
| Nazarenko | cosponsor |
| Puryear | cosponsor |
| R. Burkes | cosponsor |
| Ray | cosponsor |
| Rice | cosponsor |
| Richmond | cosponsor |
| Rose | cosponsor |
| S. Meeks | cosponsor |
| Torres | cosponsor |
| Tosh | cosponsor |
| Underwood | cosponsor |
| Unger | cosponsor |
| Vaught | cosponsor |
| Wing | cosponsor |
| Womack | cosponsor |
| Wooten | cosponsor |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2025, 11:54 a.m. CT | House | Filed |
| Feb 12, 2025, 5:36 p.m. CT | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE |
| May 5, 2025, 9:50 a.m. CT | House | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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| When | Meeting | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT | House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151 | Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
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HJR 1015 proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure transparency by requiring judicial candidates—specifically those running for Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, Circuit Judge, or District Judge—to declare their political party affiliation or independent status when seeking office. SECTION 1
The core provision mandates that this declared party affiliation or independent status must be reflected on the ballot. This requirement applies to both circuit/district judges and supreme court/court of appeals justices (unless a merit selection system is in place). Caption
The amendment sets an effective date of January 1, 2027.
Currently, the bill has not advanced; its status shows that it died in the House Committee at Sine Die adjournment on May 5, 2025.Status
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