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Committee weighs HB2 bail language, magistrate pay and next steps after House action
Summary
Members discussed deletion of a bail-related provision in HB2 (related to the House'passed bail bill), the effect on magistrates and bail commissioners, and directed staff to prepare an HB2 amendment to give magistrates duties after the effective date so pay is not wasted.
Finance Division I members reviewed bail-related language removed from the HB2 packet after the House passed separate bail legislation, and discussed downstream effects on bail commissioners and magistrates.
The committee heard that an amendment (997H) would delete a bail provision because the House already passed a separate bail bill (referred to in committee as HB594). Committee members raised concerns about how magistrates and bail commissioners will be paid and assigned duties if the magisterial positions are deleted…
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