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Committee advances bill to expand Access to Justice fee deposits and shift magisterial costs to a computer account

House Appropriations Committee · January 28, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 331, which would expand fees deposited into the Access to Justice account, redirect certain magisterial district judge costs to a judicial computer-system account and increase funding for special court judges, passed the Appropriations Committee on a roll-call and was referred to the House floor.

House Bill 331 passed the House Appropriations Committee after a requested roll-call vote and will be sent to the House floor.

The committee’s executive director described the bill in overview: "We have house bill 3 3 1, which expands the fee for deposit into the access to justice…

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