This bill:

• defines terms;
• addresses the ballot language for a retention election;
• addresses the transfer of an action from the district court to the Business and Chancery Court;
• addresses the assignment of district court judges to cases a municipality files, appeals, or transfers to the district court;
• modifies the requirements for a three-judge panel in the district court;
• modifies the publication requirements for a final decision or order from the Business and Chancery Court;
• amends the tentative decision requirements for the Business and Chancery Court;
• contingent on statutory provisions being held invalid or enjoined:
  • establishes the Constitutional Court (court);
  • addresses the postjudgment interest rate for judgments of the court;
  • addresses a retention election for a judge of the court;
  • adds a judge of the court to the definition of "public official" for Title 63G, Chapter 23, Property Donated to State by Public Official;
  • addresses salaries for judges of the court;
  • provides that the court is not geographically divided into districts;
  • provides that the court consists of three judges;
  • amends the membership of the Judicial Council to include a member from the court;
  • amends provisions regarding the administration of the courts to address the creation of the court;
  • addresses a judicial hiring freeze for judges of the court;
  • amends the jurisdiction of the district court to allow a district court judge or Court of Appeals judge to preside over an action of the court for purposes of disqualification and recusal;
  • provides that the court is a trial court with statewide jurisdiction;
  • addresses the organization and status of the court;
  • addresses the jurisdiction of the court;
  • addresses the transfer of an action to the court;
  • addresses the administration, staff, and management of the court;
  • allows a district court judge or Court of Appeals judge to be appointed to the court without vacating the judge's appointment to the district court or Court of Appeals;
  • addresses the location and facilities of the court;
  • addresses the selection process for judges of the court, including the creation of the Constitutional Court Nominating Commission; and
  • makes changes to provisions regarding judgments, mileage, and lis pendens to address the creation of the court;
• clarifies the right to appeal for an injunction of a state law; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.