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Senate advances bill to let some public employees seek reimbursement for legal fees after mixed criminal outcomes
Summary
First substitute House Bill 421 — permitting certain public employees to seek reimbursement for attorney fees when some charges are dismissed even if convicted of an unrelated offense — passed the Senate after floor debate and a failed retroactivity amendment; final tally reported 23–1, with five absent.
The Senate considered First Substitute House Bill 421 on March 4, 1998, a measure sponsors described as addressing fairness for public employees charged with multiple criminal counts. Senator Hilliard, the floor sponsor, told the chamber the bill would allow an employee to file for attorney-fee reimbursement for counts dismissed or not related to a separate conviction, treating each charge separately for reimbursement purposes.
An amendment offered by Senator Wadhams would have removed the bill’s…
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