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AB640Introduced in the Assembly

Setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

Failed

Introduced by Brent Jacobson, District 87

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act to create 757.023 of the statutes; Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

Where it stands

Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

March 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

AssemblyStage: Assembly: Read a third time and passed · February 17, 2026

54

Yes

45

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

99 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Joel Kitchens1Yes
Shae Sortwell2Yes
Ron Tusler3Yes
David Steffen4Yes
Joy Goeben5Yes
Elijah Behnke6Yes
Karen Kirsch7No
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez8No
Pricilla Prado9No
Darrin Madison10No

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Public hearing held

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  7. Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  9. Read a second time

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Rules suspended

  12. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45

  13. Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Received from Assembly

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  16. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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