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Committee moves pay-raise bill for court reporters and approves amendment changing "may" to "shall"
Summary
The committee advanced SB 28-99, a bill to raise court-reporter pay, and approved an amendment changing discretionary language to a mandate; members discussed county funding responsibility, a reverse repealer, and workforce shortages that some said could be eased by allowing freelance work.
The Judiciary Division A committee advanced Senate Bill 28-99, a measure from the court reporters association to increase compensation for court reporters, and approved a floor amendment that changes the bill's language from "may" to "shall." The committee also adopted a reverse-repealer amendment before advancing the committee substitute by voice vote.
The chair described a statewide…
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