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House reviews judiciary cleanup bill; debate centers on obsolete habeas‑corpus penalty
Summary
Rep. Patrice Arendt presented first substitute HB 66, a judiciary cleanup bill that directs routine adjustments including recoupment of interstate juvenile transportation costs, clarifies interest on justice-court trust funds and repeals an antiquated criminal penalty related to habeas corpus; an amendment to retain habeas‑corpus language was moved and defeated on the floor.
Representative Patrice Arendt presented first substitute House Bill 66 as a judiciary cleanup measure addressing routine statutory updates. Arendt said the bill: (1) provides for recoupment of interstate juvenile transportation costs (reflecting current practice), (2) directs that interest on justice‑court trust funds that does not accrue to parties instead accrues to county or municipal general funds (aligning the code with practice), and (3) repeals an antiquated criminal penalty tied to wrongful denial of habeas corpus that a recent Utah…
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