Subcommittee restores 2022 compromise on appeal-bond waiver for indigent tenants, sends bill on with amendment The Civil Law Subcommittee amended and reported HB 221, which seeks to let indigent tenants seeking to appeal general district court eviction judgments request a bond waiver under a civil indigency standard; after stakeholder concerns the committee restored the bill to its 2022 compromise posture and reported it 9-1.

A new bill aims to bridge the justice gap for low-income tenants facing eviction by allowing them to request a bond waiver, ensuring everyone has access to their legal rights.

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