Perfected

COURT AUTOMATION (SECTION 476.055)

Currently, there are twenty-three members of the Court Automation Committee. This act increases the number of members to twenty-five by adding two employees who work full-time in a municipal division of a circuit court.

Additionally, this act provides that any unexpended balance remaining in the Statewide Court Automation Fund shall be transferred to general revenue on September 1, 2029, rather than September 1, 2023. Additionally, the court fee collected for the Statewide Court Automation Fund shall expire on September 1, 2029, rather than September 1, 2023. Finally, this act repeals the provision requiring the Court Automation Committee to complete its duties by September 1, 2025, and repeals the expiration date for the provision establishing the Statewide Court Automation Fund and the Court Automation Committee.

This provision is substantially similar to HCS/HB 90 (2023) and a provision in HCS/HBs 994, 52 & 984 (2023) and is similar to SB 223 (2023), SB 1122 (2022) and HB 2702 (2022).

COMPENSATION OF COURT REPORTERS (SECTION 485.060)

This act modifies the annual salary of court reporters for a circuit judge by providing that the percentage based on each court reporter's cumulative years of service with the circuit courts shall include the percentage increases for the previous range of years of service. Additionally, this act repeals the provision stating that a court reporter may receive multiple adjustments as his or her years of service increase, but that only one percentage increase shall apply to the annual salary at a time.

This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HCS/HB 90 (2023), SB 154 (2023), HB 537 (2023), and a provision in HCS/HBs 994, 52 & 984 (2023).

COURT SURCHARGES FOR EXPUNGEMENT PETITIONS (SECTION 488.650)

This act repeals provisions relating to a surcharge for petitions for expungement.

This provision is identical to SB 372 (2023) and provisions in SB 36 (2023).

KATIE O'BRIEN