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Subcommittee approves judiciary budget substitute and trims court program funding amid questions on resentencing costs
Summary
By a 4–1 vote the subcommittee adopted the H1 substitute for House Bill 5608, reducing some judiciary program funding (including a $6.9 million cut to the statewide case management system and a $7.66 million reduction tied to Supreme Court administration), while retaining one‑time resentencing funds and eliminating a required medication‑assisted treatment section.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary approved the H1 substitute for House Bill 5608 by a 4–1 vote, moving the judiciary budget to the full House Appropriations Committee.
Chair Slaw summarized the house substitute as roughly $371.8 million gross with about $264 million in general fund–general purpose. The substitute reduces funding for a statewide case management system by about $6.9 million GFGP and cuts roughly $7.66 million GFGP from Supreme Court administration based on the committee's response to a proposed court rule and resentencing workload. The…
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