Panel clears technical fix on judicial-report disclosures to improve transparency timeline

Senate Bill 804, advanced by the subcommittee, makes technical and timing clarifications to state law governing the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission’s annual reporting and limited disclosure of voluntary disciplinary agreements.

Sponsor explanation: The bill refines statutory language to ensure consistent publication wording, clarifies the 30‑day period for release if a report falls on a weekend or holiday, and specifies that both the chair and ranking minority member of relevant committees must agree to withhold certain information; the default remains public release within 30 days.

Supporters and committee members framed the bill as incremental transparency reform that aligns statutory text with an attorney‑general opinion and prior legislation. The subcommittee adopted an amendment to harmonize wording and reported the bill 10–0.