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Committee adopts A2 amendment and refers bill protecting judges’ personal address information to Ways and Means
Summary
An amended version of House File 2,127 removes a proposed criminal forgery provision and narrows property‑records obligations; the committee adopted A2 and re‑referred the bill to Ways & Means.
Representative Curran and stakeholders presented House File 2,127, a bill designed to protect personal address information for judicial branch employees and judges. After negotiations, the committee adopted an A2 amendment that removed a proposed new forgery crime (section 5), excluded judicial branch employees from a property‑records provision, and removed a $500 penalty for judicial officials who failed to give notice when they no longer qualified for protection.
Supporters said the changes were the product of stakeholder meetings and removed provisions that would have required additional committee stops. The committee adopted the A2 amendment by voice vote and re‑referred the amended bill to the Ways and Means Committee. A small fiscal note had been discussed earlier in committee (approximately $18,000) but committee staff indicated the amendment may remove or reduce that cost; the bill was sent to Ways and Means as a precaution.
