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Committee rejects amendment to halt S36 repeal; members split over use of correctional lockups for "incapacitated" persons
Summary
A House Human Services committee straw poll opposed an amendment that would have delayed repeal of statutory language and tightened rules for lodging incapacitated persons in correctional facilities; the tally was 2 in favor, 8 opposed, 1 absent.
The House Human Services Committee took a straw poll on an amendment to S.36 that would have delayed a scheduled repeal and added statutory guardrails on lodging "persons who are incapacitated" in lockups or community correctional centers.
Lead presenter Representative Barbara Rachelson framed the amendment as a way to preserve oversight while the state expands community-based options. Katie McLennan of the Office of Legislative Council described the amendment as replacing two sections in the Senate-passed bill and (1) postponing the effective date of the repeal to July 1, 2027 and (2) inserting limits on when an incapacitated person may be lodged in a lockup, including a…
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