House Committee Roll Call Votes

First, the amendment uses the money saved by eliminating the seven Traffic Court judge positions to increase the compliment of Municipal Court judges by two in order to absorb the expected increased workload. Second, the amendment clarifies that the hearing officers to be added to Municipal Court need not be lawyers, but in the event that they are not lawyers, they must complete and pass a relevant course of training prior to assuming their positions. Third, the amendment makes minor technical fixes to the bill.