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Votes at a glance: key outcomes from the Senate Judiciary Committee, March 18, 2025
Summary
Summary of committee actions on bills discussed March 18, including committee substitutes and do-pass outcomes recorded during the session.
The Senate Judiciary Committee recorded outcomes for several bills at the March 18, 2025 hearing. Below are the committee-level outcomes and the official motion language captured in the hearing. (This roundup lists committee actions only; full bills and committee substitutes proceed to the next legislative steps and may be amended further.)
Votes and outcomes recorded in the transcript
- Littering/Traffic penalties bill (Sponsor: Sen. Munoz) — Committee adopted an amendment removing felony language and voted a "do pass as amended" motion. Outcome reported in committee: due pass as amended.
- Senate Bill 250 (Sponsor: Sen. Maestas) — Committee advanced the Senate Judiciary Committee substitute (motion described as "do not pass SB250 but do pass the Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for SB250" for purposes of discussion). Roll-call votes were recorded and the committee approved the committee substitute to advance.
- House Bill 10 — House Commerce substitute (Cannabis enforcement/RLD) — Committee recorded a do-pass motion on the House Commerce substitute for HB10. Outcome: do pass; sponsors said rulemaking and funding follow-up needed.
- House Bill 66 (Workers' compensation fees) — The committee recorded a do-pass motion on the House Judiciary substitute for HB66 after debate on attorney-fee caps and expert-witness fees.
- House Bill 252 (Kinship Caregiver Pilot) — Committee approved the bill as amended (committee adopted an amendment changing enumerated pilot counties to a 5–7 county flexible pilot list) and recorded a do-pass on the amended bill.
- House Bill 5 (Office of the Child Advocate) — Committee advanced HB5 as amended after extended testimony and technical amendment discussion; staff and sponsors will return with technical conforming language.
Notes on procedure and next steps
All committee approvals are committee recommendations to the full Senate; motions and committee substitutes recorded in the transcript will be part of the committee record and are subject to further amendment and floor action. Several items (notably HB10 and HB5) require follow-up rulemaking, budget requests, or drafting work before they would be implemented.
This summary records committee-level actions captured verbatim or paraphrased from the hearing transcript; it is focused on the votes and committee outcomes rather than on final disposition in the Legislature.
