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Chair opens the meeting, thanks Representative Dolby for bringing a bill referenced earlier and notes long-standing ambiguity in court statutes; introduces first presenters for the day.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reviewed a Department of Corrections presentation on an administrative parole-eligibility rule implementing the Protect Arkansas Act and received a Legislative Audit report on district court finance and the Administration of Justice (AOJ) fund, questioning fee structures and data gaps; the committee approved the rule review and requested follow-up materials and ranked financial data ahead of a September meeting and an October 1 report deadline.
