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Law & Justice Committee advances three criminal-justice bills ahead of policy cutoff
Summary
The Senate Law & Justice Committee on Feb. 20 approved substitutes and amendments for three bills addressing drug possession dismissals, appointed counsel under the Involuntary Treatment Act and bail-bond agent conduct. Each bill received committee recommendations to move forward to the next legislative stage.
The Senate Law & Justice Committee on Feb. 20 advanced three bills addressing criminal-justice procedures and professional conduct, voting to send each to the next committee in the process with recommendations.
The bills were: Senate Bill 5,290 (dismissal of certain possession charges after completion of substance use disorder treatment); Senate Bill 5,745 (clarifications to appointed counsel for people detained under the Involuntary Treatment Act); and Senate Bill 5,714 (declaring certain civil immigration enforcement actions by bail-bond agents unprofessional conduct).
Nut graf: The measures would change pretrial handling of low-level possession cases, clarify which state facilities the Attorney General represents under the ITA and restrict bail-bond agents from enforcing civil immigration laws or disclosing immigration status. Committee action moves the measures forward before the policy cutoff and, for the ITA bill, into the fiscal review process.
Joe McKittrick, staff counsel to the committee, introduced the first bill: “The first bill before you today is Senate Bill 5,290, which permits, individuals who complete substance use disorder treatment to seek dismissal of…
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