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Panel hears sharp debate over bills that would limit judicial immunity
Summary
Multiple bills (HB 15‑01, HB 15‑09 and related measures) prompted hours of testimony: proponents described systemic failures and called for new accountability; the judicial branch warned of unintended consequences, including chilling bail decisions and disrupting judicial independence.
CONCORD — The Judiciary Committee took testimony on a set of related bills aimed at limiting judicial immunity and creating new civil remedies for certain judicial acts.
Representative Susan DeRoy and other sponsors framed HB 15‑01 as a measured response to widespread complaints about family‑court handling, bail decisions and other discretionary acts. "Limiting immunity is not an attack on the courts," DeRoy said; "it…
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