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Judicial‑transparency bill held then advanced after sponsor pledges privacy fixes
Summary
Representative Monson’s bill to create a single public court‑records portal, provide free audio access, require judicial financial disclosures, and add a two‑year cooling‑off period prompted strong public comment about victim privacy and separation of powers; the committee initially voted to hold HB 540 6–5 but later reconsidered and advanced the bill with commitments to address privacy and practice‑of‑law concerns.
Representative Monson presented HB 540 with four main goals: a searchable online access point for public court records (with a limited number of free searches), free access to court audio recordings, direction to the Judicial Council to adopt judicial financial‑disclosure rules, and a two‑year ‘‘cooling‑off’’ period intended to limit retired judges from immediately joining private firms…
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