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MS HB797

Bill

Status

Failed

1/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Horan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the annual support staff fund allocation from $40,000 to $80,000 per judge for funding court administrators, law clerks, legal research assistants, and secretaries.

  • Increases legal assistants in the Twentieth Circuit Court District from 6 to 12 positions and in the Twenty-third Circuit Court District from 4 to 8 positions.

  • Brings forward Section 25-31-10 regarding criminal investigators without modification, allowing district attorneys to appoint one additional criminal investigator in thirteen specified districts and two additional investigators in five specified districts.

  • Establishes criminal investigator maximum annual compensation of $63,000, plus travel and expenses, with potential supplementation from other funds for investigators with law degrees.

  • Effective upon passage.

Legislative Description

Judicial operating allowance and district attorney; revise to increase.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2023

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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