HB 1219 requires state agencies to provide and pay for interpreters or translators when a party or witness in an administrative case needs one to understand proceedings. The bill amends the rules for contested cases to explicitly allow parties to obtain these language services at no cost to them, with the agency covering the interpreter's compensation following the procedures outlined in the bill.
The amendment is primarily a technical enrollment that finalized the bill for passage, changing formatting and removing legislative markings (strikethrough and underline indicators), while also making minor grammatical corrections like changing "shall" to "must" and fixing punctuation in the list of party rights. The substantive provision requiring agencies to provide interpreter or translator services for contested case parties remains unchanged, so the bill's core purpose is preserved without meaningful shift.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 534
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 480
Signed by the President S.J. 434
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 2. S.J. 416
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 399
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 29
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 29
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 296
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 48, NAYS 18. H.J. 336
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1.
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 178
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Do Pass
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass
Judiciary — Do Pass