Senate Judiciary committee directs addition of definitions to H105, defers full reorganization

The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13 considered H105 (Draft 2.1) and directed legislative counsel to add several statutory definitions and cross-references, while postponing a larger reorganization of consolidated underage-possession and alcohol-related statutes.

Ben Hombrowski, legislative counsel for the legislature, told the committee, “Before the committee is H105. Draft 2.1 is the most recent version,” and said the judicial bureau and the presiding hearing officer had suggested adding definitions and reorganizing the statute to match procedural flow.

The move matters because H105 consolidates multiple statutes addressing underage possession, procurement and impaired-driving-related offenses and associated alcohol rules. Committee members focused on two…