House Insists on Court-Security Fee Change, Seeks Conference Committee

The House moved on March 2 to refuse to concur with Senate amendments to the third substitute of House Bill 371, a measure addressing court security fees, and asked the Senate to recede. House members expressed concern about where security fees should be allocated and whether a previously proposed $25 fee should be preserved rather than increasing to $30. After discussion, members approved the motion to not concur by recorded 'aye' votes across the chamber and signaled that a conference committee would be necessary to hammer out remaining differences.