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HB 1706·MS·house

18th Circuit Court District; increase ADA's and investigators.

FailedFiled Jan 19, 2026
Sponsor: Scoggin
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(H) Died On Calendar

Feb 12, 2026

Summary

The bill changes state law to increase the full‑time legal assistants (assistant district attorneys) in the 18th Circuit Court District to eight, effective Jan. 1, 2027, and adds similar adjustments for other districts. It also lets district attorneys hire additional assistants or criminal investigators when they have funding from any source, and permits counties to cover part of the costs. The measure failed to pass and died on the calendar.

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