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Committee advances several bills including boost to justice-court limit
Summary
The Judiciary Division A committee approved several bills by voice vote, including a measure to raise the civil limit in justice courts and another previously passed item, with both recorded as carrying in committee.
The Judiciary Division A committee advanced multiple bills on a short slate, including Senate Bill 24-99, which raises the civil jurisdictional limit in justice courts from $3,500 to $5,000, and Senate Bill 24-52, which committee members said had already passed earlier consideration.
Senators handled the items by voice vote. For SB 24-99 the chair moved that the title was sufficient and that the bill do pass; the motion carried by voice vote. The committee also noted SB 24-52 as having been passed previously and moved on without detailed debate.
Neither bill drew extended debate at this session. Committee members indicated SB 24-99 was a straightforward jurisdictional adjustment and that SB 24-52 required no further committee action. The committee recessed and planned to reconvene later in the afternoon.
