SB 3177 SD 1

RELATING TO JUDGES

By Senator(s) MATSUNAGA / CHUMBLEY

Keywords: CIRCUIT COURT, COURT APPEALS, DISTRICT COURT, INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, JUDICIARY, JUSTICES AND JUDGES, SALARIES AND WAGES, SUPREME COURT

Report Title: Judges Evaluations; Merit Pay

Description: Requires the judicial selection commission to establish and report on a proposal to establish a merit pay system for judges based upon judicial evaluations. (SD1)

 1-27-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-00        S Referred to 1. JDC 2. WAM                                
 2- 8-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-16-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-16-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-18-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Anderson; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) Tanaka;        
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Senator(s)
 2-18-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2290) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-29-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-02-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige,
                  Iwase, Kawamoto, Tam; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) Buen, Chun, Nakata, Taniguchi, Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2620) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 358)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
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