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Senate amends and advances justice-court recording bill after debate on rural costs and retention period
Summary
Senate Bill 318, requiring audio recordings of justice court proceedings, was amended on the floor to preserve a three-year retention period after senators debated rural court capacity and storage costs. The measure passed to third reading.
The Senate debated Senate Bill 318, a bill to record proceedings in justice courts, on March 7 and adopted a floor substitute that restored a three-year retention period for audio records.
Senator Butters presented an amendment to require audio (not video) recording with a one-year retention period as a compromise to reduce cost for small rural courts. Several senators, including Senator Romero, expressed concern that even audio requirements would pose…
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