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Committee reports substitute for court-rules bill that codifies clerk grant distribution

Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee · January 16, 2026
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The committee reported substitute House Bill 2178 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after discussion about statutory alignment with court rules and a provision shifting grant distribution authority to the state treasurer; vote was 10 ayes, 2 nays, 1 excused.

The Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on Friday voted to report substitute House Bill 2178 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation, sending the measure to the next stage of the legislative process.

Committee staff said the proposed substitute H2959, from Representative Tai, aligns statutory language with court rules and removes a two-year extension that had delayed courts of…

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