HB 315 — Dallas Co., district court, judicial vacancies to be filled by nominations by judicial commission to the Governor, const. amend.
Last action — Delivered to Secretary of State at 4:40 p.m. on May 7, 2020.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2020. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
Likely to advance
72% · moderate confidence
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Dallas county, district court, judicial vacancies to be filled by nominations by judicial commission to the governor, ca
Bill Text
Action History
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Clerk of the House Certification
Sponsors
- Prince Chestnut · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Votes
Passed
30 Yea
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0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
30 Yea
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0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
63 Yea
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1 Nay
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41 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| R | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| D | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 63 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 1% | 0% | 39% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Not Voting |
| Dismukes | — | Not Voting |
| Fridy | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Not Voting |
| Holmes | — | Not Voting |
| Isbell | — | Not Voting |
| Meadows | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Not Voting |
| Rowe | — | Not Voting |
| Sanderford | — | Not Voting |
| Sorrell | — | Not Voting |
| South | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Wheeler | — | Not Voting |
| Wingo | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Not Voting |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Not Voting |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
Passed
57 Yea
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0 Nay
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48 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| R | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 0% | 0% | 46% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Not Voting |
| Dismukes | — | Not Voting |
| Drake | — | Not Voting |
| Farley | — | Not Voting |
| Fridy | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Not Voting |
| Holmes | — | Not Voting |
| Isbell | — | Not Voting |
| Jones (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Not Voting |
| Rowe | — | Not Voting |
| Sanderford | — | Not Voting |
| Sorrell | — | Not Voting |
| South | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Wheeler | — | Not Voting |
| Wingo | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Not Voting |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Not Voting |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Bob Fincher | R | Not Voting |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Not Voting |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Not Voting |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Not Voting |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Not Voting |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Not Voting |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
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- What does HB 315 do?
- Dallas county, district court, judicial vacancies to be filled by nominations by judicial commission to the governor, ca
- Who sponsors HB 315?
- HB 315 is sponsored by Prince Chestnut (D).
- What is the current status of HB 315?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2020. Enacted.
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