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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 2103 By: Moore and Harris of the
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45	40		An Act relating to the Judicial Nominating
46	41		Commission; providing for recusal of member based
47	42		upon certain relationship based on consanguinity or
48	43		affinity; providing for removal of member based on
49	44		violation of requirement with respect to recusal;
50	45		requiring disclosure with respect to certain judicial
51	46		campaign contributions; prescribing requirement
52	47		related to address for purposes of determining
53	48		eligibility of members of the Oklahoma Bar
54	49		Association for membership on the Judicial Nominating
55	50		Commission; providing for codification; and providing
56	51		an effective date.
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61	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	57		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
63	58		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 26 of Title 20, unless there is
64	59		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
65	60		A. No member of the Judicial Nominating Commission who is
66	61		related to an applicant for any pos ition for which the Commission is
67	62		responsible to submit nominations to an appointing authority
68	63		pursuant to Section 3 of Article VII -B of the Constitution of t he
	64	+	State of Oklahoma shall participate in the decision -making process
	65	+	with respect to such applica nt if the Commission member is related
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96		-	State of Oklahoma shall participate in the decision -making process
97		-	with respect to such applicant if the Commission member is related
98	92		to the applicant within the third degree of consanguinity or
99	93		affinity. If a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission
100	94		participates in the decision -making process with respect to an
101	95		applicant in contravention of th e requirement of this subsection,
102	96		the member shall be immediately removed from the Commission and
103	97		shall be permanently forbidden from being appointed to the
104	98		Commission.
105	99		B. No later than ten (10) days after receiving the final list
106	100		of applications for an o pen position which is set to come before the
107	101		Judicial Nominating Commission, a member of the Judicial Nominating
108	102		Commission shall make full disclosure of the date and amount of any
109	103		contribution made by such member to the judicial campaign of any
110	104		person making application to the Commission for their possible
111	105		nomination to an appointing authority pursuant to the provisions of
112	106		Section 3 of Article VII -B of the Constitution of the State of
113	107		Oklahoma. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall prescribe
114	108		a form to be used for such purpose. The completed forms shall be
115	109		posted in a conspicuous manner on a website maintained by or on
116	110		behalf of the Judicial Nominating Commission and shall be accessible
117	111		until the position for which nominations are to be submitted by the
118	112		Commission has been filled.
	113	+	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	114	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27 of T itle 20, unless there is
	115	+	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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146		-	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
147		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27 of T itle 20, unless there is
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149	142		With respect to members of the Oklahoma Bar Association who may
150	143		be eligible for appointment or election to the Judicial Nominating
151	144		Commission, the address for the person as reflected in the records
152	145		of the State Election Board shall be used for purposes of
153	146		determining the residence of such person for purposes of eligibility
154	147		for membership on the Judicial Nominating Commission.
155	148		SECTION 3. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2025.
156		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUD ICIARY
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	149	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2025.
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	159	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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