Senate judiciary committee backs sick leave bank for trial court employee; bill ordered to third reading

The committee on the judiciary reported that a petition and accompanying bill from Moxie Montigny and Mark d Sylvia to establish a sick leave bank for Andrew Saterra, an employee of the trial court, ought to pass. Lydia Edwards, reporting for the committee, stated the committee’s recommendation in the floor presentation.

Senator Fabin moved to suspend the rules to allow immediate consideration of the measure. The presiding officer announced that the ayes have it, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. The Senate then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

The transcript records the committee’s recommendation and the Senate’s procedural actions but does not include bill text or details about the proposed sick leave bank’s eligibility, administration, funding, or duration. Those specifics would be determined in committee or on subsequent readings.