Senate passes bill to allow Brady-listed officers to seek court-ordered relief

Senator Dickey (Jefferson) presented House File 2797 as a substitution for Senate File 2504. He summarized that the bill provides that an officer placed on a Brady list by a prosecuting agency may apply to a court for relief; if the court finds in the officer's favor, it may award equitable relief, reasonable attorney fees, expenses and court costs, with any award to be paid by the state or the municipality or county that employs or is responsible for the prosecuting agency.

Senator Dickey asked unanimous consent to substitute House File 2797 for Senate File 2504; hearing no objections, the substitution was agreed to and the sponsor moved the substituted bill for final reading and passage. The secretary read the bill title and the roll-call resulted in 44 ayes and 0 nays; the bill was declared to have passed the Senate.

The floor record shows no additional amendments or recorded debate after substitution; Senator Dickey closed by moving the bill to passage.