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Law and Justice Committee: votes and recommendations from March 20 executive session
Summary
The Senate Law and Justice Committee considered more than a dozen bills in executive session March 20. Multiple bills received a due‑pass recommendation and were sent to the Rules Committee or other committees; several amendments were adopted or rejected during debate.
During its March 20 executive session the Law and Justice Committee heard staff briefings and took final committee action—mostly by voice vote—on a large package of bills. The committee recorded adoption or rejection of specific amendments and issued ‘do pass’ recommendations for most items; the transcript records voice votes only and does not include roll‑call tallies.
Key actions and outcomes (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- House Bill 10-46 (immunity for persons who break into vehicles to rescue vulnerable people or animals): Amendment Alpha (require 911 or law enforcement notification before entry) was adopted; the bill as amended received a due‑pass recommendation to Rules.
- House Bill 11-12 (removing city residency requirement for judges pro tem in large municipalities): Received a due‑pass recommendation to Rules.
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 11-49 (preventing cruelty to animals): Amendment Bravo (officer…
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