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Panel advances bill to shift judge salaries to state, reset court fee split and cap installment fees
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill stemming from a two‑year task force that would move district judges’ salaries onto the state payroll, standardize a 50/50 split of court costs and fees between courts and the state, and reduce installment-processing charges to $7.50 with a $90 per-defendant cap and a temporary sunset for review.
Representative Carol Dolby presented a comprehensive judiciary reform bill that the Judiciary Committee moved forward Wednesday, saying the measure implements recommendations from a two‑year task force on district courts.
Dolby told the committee the bill takes three principal steps: it directs that all district court judges’ salaries be paid from the state constitutional officers’ fund so cities and counties are no longer required to contribute to judges’ pay; it standardizes retained shares so district courts…
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