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Committee advances bill to require more public reporting by judicial complaint agency
Summary
Senate Bill 10 88, a committee substitute to increase transparency for the state judicial complaint agency, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee after the sponsor said the agency supported being more transparent but asked for language corrections.
Senate Bill 10 88, described by sponsor Senator Prieto as a measure to increase transparency at the state judicial complaint office, advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14.
Prieto said the change is straightforward: when the agency finds matters that merit public notice, it should post information on its website in a clearer way. He told the committee that he expected agency staff would support the concept but had suggested drafting edits. “I thought, oh, no, they're gonna hate the bill. And they said, no, we love the bill. We think that we should be more transparent. But you wrote the bill wrong. So they rewrote the bill and that's why we have the committee substitute,” Prieto said.
The committee recorded a do-pass recommendation; roll-call voting in committee listed multiple ayes and the chair declared the bill advanced.
Why it matters: The bill affects how complaints about judges or judicial conduct are disclosed to the public and could change the timing and format of public notices from the judicial complaint office. Sponsors said the goal is to make the agency’s determinations and processes more visible to Oklahomans.
What’s next: The bill will move to the Senate calendar for further consideration.
