| TO: | Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1619 by Leach (Relating to court reporters and shorthand reporting firms; imposing a fee; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend various codes as they relate to the regulation of court reporters and shorthand reporting firms. Under the provisions of the bill, providing shorthand reporting firm services by an unregistered firm would be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources.
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| LBB Staff: | WP, LM, DGi
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