Restructuring Update- 3:00PM Saturday

A few minutes ago House and Senate conferees (Sens. Sears, Campbell, and Nitka) signed the conference committee report on H. 470! It must head first to the Senate floor for action and then to the House. We hope it will do so later today. There is no link to it yet on the legislature’s website. On Monday, if it is adopted by the Senate later today, it could be read in its entirety in the Senate Journal of today. I’ll post a link on Monday to an outline of the agreement. This is an historic achievement and moment in our state’s history. I’m still not sure that many people understand that this is a redesign of a branch of government. We’ve heard much about “Challenges for Change” but much less about judicial restructuring. Without quoting our vice president, this is a big deal! Congratulations are due to the members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees as well as the leadership of both bodies for keeping the focus on H. 470. Thanks for reading.