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Governor‑backed bill would remove blanket attorney‑member requirement from some quasi‑judicial boards
Summary
House Bill 603, presented by Representative Greg Overstreet, would remove a blanket statutory requirement that certain quasi‑judicial boards include at least one licensed attorney as a member.
Representative Greg Overstreet presented House Bill 603, a governor‑requested measure that would strike the requirement in statute (2‑15‑124) that certain boards designated as "quasi‑judicial" include at least one licensed attorney as a member.
Sponsor and governor’s rationale: Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras testified in support on behalf of the governor, saying that the attorney‑member requirement is inconsistent across boards, difficult to staff, and often duplicative because boards…
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