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Sponsor asks for $30,000 to compile domestic‑violence case statistics; opponents question need
Summary
A bill to authorize $30,000 for a contractor to manually review paper domestic‑violence and stalking case files for statistical analysis was introduced; judicial-branch counsel said paper files require manual extraction and that the scope depends on the legislature’s questions.
Representative Linda Haskins, speaking for prime sponsor Representative Zoe Manos, introduced House Bill 762, a request to appropriate $30,000 to allow the judicial branch to hire an independent contractor to perform a manual review of paper-based domestic violence, stalking, and related criminal case files so the branch can compile aggregate statistical data. Haskins said the data would be de‑identified and used to inform resource needs and to support services to victims and…
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