Committee adopts amendment and reports out bill banning paper‑document fees
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Summary
The Judiciary Committee adopted Amendment 1 (effective date Jan. 1, 2027) to House Bill 20 (prohibiting fees for paper documents) and, with no objection, reported the bill out of committee with individual recommendations and an attached fiscal note.
The House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 4 took a second hearing on House Bill 20, which would prohibit charging fees for paper documents. Representative Dan Sadler, sponsor of HB20, attended the hearing and expressed support for an amendment offered by Representative Gray that sets the bill’s effective date.
Amendment 1—setting an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027—was offered and, after an initial objection for the purpose of discussion, was adopted. Representative Sadler said he had no objection and called the reception to the bill "prompt and respectful." Heather Carpenter, the director of insurance, was present in the room and available to answer questions.
Following adoption of the amendment, a committee member moved that HB20, as amended, be reported out of the Judiciary Committee with individual recommendations and an attached fiscal note. With no objection, the committee reported the bill out and the chair said paperwork would be signed after the meeting.
The committee did not record a roll‑call vote on the report; its action was taken by voice with no recorded objections at the hearing.
