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Committee backs $2 increase in civil assessment to fund clerk training
Summary
The subcommittee approved House Bill 487, which raises a civil assessment by $2 on filings in clerks’ offices to fund training for court clerks and related needs; members voted 6–0 to send the bill to full judiciary.
Chairman Foreman presented House Bill 487 on behalf of the Court Clerk's Association. The bill would increase the civil assessment charged on civil and criminal case filings in court clerks’ offices by $2 and direct the funds to training and related purposes. Foreman said the assessment had not been adjusted in more than two decades.
No witnesses testified against the bill. The subcommittee recorded unanimous support and voted 6–0 to send the measure to full judiciary.
