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Senators debate municipal court recording and phased approach to making courts of record; study proposed
Summary
Committee members debated amendments to a municipal-court bill proposing recordings and a Supreme Court study; lawmakers disagreed about immediate recording requirements and whether to limit changes by city population; the committee deferred final action pending amendments and a study proposal.
Senators discussed proposed amendments to a municipal-court bill that would require or phase in recording of municipal-court proceedings and study whether municipal courts should become courts of record. The committee debated whether to mandate recording immediately for larger cities and to add a Supreme Court-led study for the next interim.
Senator Merdahl and others described concerns from municipal stakeholders about costs and implementation of recording requirements.…
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