House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 25, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1235 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 5, line 9, strike "A" and substitute "(a) Except
Page 1, Line 2as provided in subsection (1.5)(b) of this section, a".
Page 1, Line 3Page 5, after line 14 insert:
Page 1, Line 4"(b) Subsection (1.5)(a) of this section does not apply to a
Page 1, Line 5defendant who is a tenant of public housing that is owned or
Page 1, Line 6operated by a public housing agency, as those terms are defined
Page 1, Line 7in 24 CFR 5.100, and any action for possession of the premises
Page 1, Line 8brought against a tenant of public housing pursuant to this
Page 1, Line 9article 40 must be tried by the court.".
Page 1, Line 10Page 9, after line 12 insert:
Page 1, Line 11"SECTION 8. Appropriation. (1) For the 2025-26 state fiscal
Page 1, Line 12year, $75,545 is appropriated to the judicial department for use by the
Page 1, Line 13state courts. This appropriation is from the general fund. To implement
Page 1, Line 14this act, the state courts may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 1, Line 15(a) $63,548 for trial court programs, which amount is based on an
Page 1, Line 16assumption that the state courts will require an additional 0.5 FTE;
Page 1, Line 17(b) $4,597 for court costs, jury costs, court-appointed counsel, and
Page 1, Line 18reimbursements for vacated convictions; and
Page 1, Line 19(c) $7,400 for capital outlay.
Page 1, Line 20SECTION 9. Effective date. This act takes effect January 1,
Page 1, Line 212026.".
Page 1, Line 22Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 1, Line 23
Page 2, Line 1Page 1, line 107, strike "and".
Page 2, Line 2Page 1, line 108, strike "trial." and substitute "trial, and making an
Page 2, Line 3appropriation.".