ON APRIL 22, 2024, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2002, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #2 makes the following changes:
(1) Effective September 1, 2024, creates an additional trial court in the nineteenth judicial district. The type of court, type of judge to preside over the court, and part of court must be designated as provided in the law relevant to recommendations classifying elected additional judges. The governor must appoint a person to serve as an additional judge or chancellor, and the person so appointed must serve in that capacity until September 1, 2026, or until the person's successor is elected and qualified. At the August 2026 general election, the qualified voters of the nineteenth judicial district must elect an additional judge or chancellor to serve until September 1, 2030, or until the person's successor is elected and qualified. Thereafter, the qualified voters of the nineteenth judicial district must elect an additional judge or chancellor for a full eight-year term;
(2) Effective September 1, 2024, provides that part VII of the circuit court in the thirtieth judicial district, which is vacant on September 1, 2024, is eliminated. Any cases pending in part VII of the circuit court on that date must be transferred to other circuit courts within the judicial district; and
(3) On the effective date of this bill, provides that part IX of the criminal court in the thirtieth judicial district, which is vacant on that date, is eliminated. Any cases pending in part IX of the criminal court on that date must be transferred to other criminal courts within the judicial district.
ON APRIL 24, 2024, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 2002 FOR SENATE BILL 2517, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2002, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #2 requires, effective July 1, 2024, local rule to address any identifiable backlog within the thirtieth judicial district by appropriately distributing cases, pursuant to the Supreme Court Rules relevant to the supervision of the judicial system.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16-2-506(4)(A), 16-2-506