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Senate committee approves bill requiring courts to invite governing bodies to weigh in on subdivision cases
Summary
A Senate committee voted to recommend passage of Senate Bill 239, which would direct judges in subdivision-related district court cases to solicit amicus briefs from other governing bodies that administer the same statute and allow those groups to seek intervention; the measure passed the committee 34-16.
Senator Ed Mandeville, sponsor of Senate Bill 239, told the Senate that the bill would give judges more information in district court cases about how different governing bodies interpret subdivision law. “So if there's a a court case on a subdivision, this bill would require a judge, to invite, amicus from other governing bodies that administer the same statute,” Mandeville said.
The bill’s sponsor said the change aims to reduce the statewide disruption that can follow when a court in one district interprets a subdivision statute in a way that becomes precedent for other districts. "We're just trying to make, a mechanism for courts to get a…
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