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Senate committee approves judicial transparency bill after trimming livestream plan
Summary
The committee favorably recommended a second substitute of House Bill 540 that narrows an original live‑stream idea, provides expedited audio access to parties, directs the judicial council on financial disclosure rules and creates a limited public court‑records website; senators asked about costs and implementation.
Representative Monson told the committee the second substitute of HB 540 removes a proposed cooling‑off period for judges (work the sponsor said he coordinated with the courts) and focuses instead on three core changes: expedited audio access to parties in cases (not full live streaming to the public), a legislative…
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