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Committee reviews bill to require estates or parties to pay traveling probate judge costs
2934798 · April 9, 2025
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Summary
Senate Bill 302 would require parties or estates to bear the cost when a contested probate case is assigned to a traveling probate judge, removing unintended county cost burdens, witnesses said. The committee heard explanation and left the bill pending.
The chair laid out Senate Bill 302 and recognized its author, Secretary Perry, to explain the measure concerning traveling probate judge reimbursement for rural counties.
Secretary Perry told the committee that under current law counties must pay the cost of traveling probate judges when assignment is requested for…
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