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Committee reviews fix to civil process fee language after probate office and mental health reimbursement concern
Summary
Sponsor said House Bill 384 corrects language inadvertently added in a prior session that divided civil process fees in a way that limited the probate office’s ability to obtain reimbursements from the Department of Mental Health.
During the committee meeting Speaker 2 introduced House Bill 384 and told members the bill corrects language added inadvertently to the civil process statute that affected the probate office's fee distribution and its ability to recover funds from the Department of Mental Health.
The presenter explained that, after discussions with the probate office, staff identified language that allocated a portion of process service fees differently and "it impacted their ability to get money back from the Department of Mental Health." Speaker 2 described the bill as a technical fix intended to restore the probate office's prior reimbursement position.
A second was recorded and the chair asked 'All in favor?' The transcript excerpt records committee assent and a move to the next item; no separate roll-call tally appears in the excerpt.
The measure was described in the session as corrective language rather than a substantive policy change; no funding amounts or statutory citations were provided in the excerpt.
