This bill creates the Collections and Housing Court. This bill: - establishes the Collections and Housing Court (court); - addresses the postjudgment interest rate of the court; - addresses retention elections for judges of the court, including the ballot language for a retention election; - adds a judge of the court to the definition of "public official" with respect to gifts; - addresses the salary of the judge of the court; - establishes the court as a court of record; - provides that the court is not geographically divided into districts; - provides that the court consists of one judge; - amends the membership of the Judicial Council to include a member of the court; - allows the presiding officer of the Judicial Council to assign a judge of the court to serve in the district court if the assignment does not interfere with actions before the Collections and Housing 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 to preside over an action of the court for purposes of disqualification and recusal; - defines terms related to the court; - 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 administration of the court, including: the terms for judges of the court; the presiding judge and associate presiding judge of the court; and staff and management of the court; - addresses the location and facilities of the court; - addresses the selection process for judges of the court, including the creation of the Collections and Housing Court Nominating Commission; - makes changes to provisions regarding judgments, mileage, and lis pendens to address the creation of the court; and - makes technical and conforming changes.