COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Provides for a statewide revision of court reporter fees (RE INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB 155 proposes a statewide revision of fees for court reporters. This bill directly affects court reporters and the courts across the state, as well as individuals and entities who pay for court reporting services. The revision is expected to involve an increase in these fees. However, the specific details of the new fee structure or the exact mechanisms for this revision are not provided in the available bill text.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
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May 8, 2025
MINOR
The bill was formally reclassified from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed,' indicating it has passed its final revision stage. Substantively, the fee structure for court reporters was modified to clarify that no fees are charged for providing electronic copies of previously transcribed transcripts, while retaining specific surcharge rates for expedited transcription services.
REQUIREMENT
Clarified that salaried court reporters cannot charge fees for electronic copies of transcripts that have already been transcribed.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header status from 'REENGROSSED' to 'ENGROSSED' to reflect the bill's final legislative stage.
Floor votes · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
96–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 101
May 8, 2025
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican71
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-4).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicholas Muscarello
RRepublican
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