The Civil Justice Subcommittee voted to add an amendment and advance House Bill 755, which removes a statutory $10,000 threshold that previously required final paychecks above that amount to be processed through probate rather than paid directly to an employee's account or estate.

Sponsor testimony described the bill as a constituent-driven fix. The sponsor said a constituent's widow did not receive a final month's pay from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) after her spouse died; similar incidents, the sponsor said, had happened before. The bill deletes the $10,000 cap that triggered probate handling for final payments.

Committee members had no further questions on the substance and the clerk recorded 7 ayes, 0 nos. The chair announced that the ayes prevailed and that HB 755 would go to full Judiciary as amended.

Why it matters: Removing the $10,000 cap changes the administrative handling of final wages and could speed distribution to survivors or estates when an employee dies.

What happened next: HB 755, with amendment 003261 added, advances to full Judiciary.