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Committee approves do-pass for juror counseling bill after split debate (11-3)
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted 11-3 to recommend a do-pass on House Bill 1047, which would make juror counseling available after exposure to traumatic evidence; supporters cited jurors' public service burden, opponents called it government overreach.
House Bill 1047 would require courts to offer counseling to jurors who are exposed to traumatic evidence or testimony. The committee heard brief testimony about program parameters and a fiscal note: an initial fiscal estimate listed $10,000 in the first biennium and $12,000 in the second biennium.
Members debated the principle and…
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