THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

      MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2000

                 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 229


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
            (Deferred from February 3, 2000)


SB 2688       RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY                       JDC, WAM
           Amends the  1999  Judiciary  appropriations bill to
           provide operating  and  capital improvements moneys
           for the Judiciary in the fiscal year 2000-2001.

SB 2685       RELATING TO TRUSTS AND ESTATES                  JDC, WAM
           Authorizes trustees to split  a trust into separate
           trusts.   Reroutes  unclaimed  assets  to the State
           rather  than  to  the  guardian.    Apportions  the
           expenses of the  fiduciary  with  the tax among the
           persons interested in the estate.  Raises threshold
           for classification as  a  small estate from $60,000
           to $100,000.

SB 2690       RELATING TO PROBATION                           JDC, WAM
           Requires a court,  upon  sentencing  a defendant to
           probation, deferring a guilty  plea, or deferring a
           plea of nolo contendere,  to order the defendant to
           pay a probation service fee  of  $100 for a term of
           more than one year, or  $50  for a term of one year
           or  less.     Establishes  the  probation  services
           special fund.

SB 2691       RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY                       JDC, WAM
           Waives  certain  filing   fees   in  certain  civil
           enforcement proceedings for  victims in relation to
           the disposition of convicted defendants.

SB 2692       RELATING TO SALARIES                            JDC, WAM
           Implements   the   judicial   salary   commission's
           recommendation to  provide  salary  adjustments for
           appointed judiciary administrative officers.


              No testimony will be accepted.

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