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Subcommittee advances bill ordering statewide study of juvenile detention and post‑adjudication housing
Summary
House Bill 40, discussed by the Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee, directs a study of local juvenile detention and post‑adjudication housing/treatment facilities with a report due Jan. 30, 2026; members voted to send the bill to full judiciary after the sponsor said an amendment changing the reporting date would be filed next week.
The Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 40, which would require a study of juvenile detention and post‑adjudication housing and treatment facilities, to the full Judiciary Committee after the sponsor said an amendment would change the report deadline to Jan. 30, 2026.
The bill was identified on the calendar as House Bill 40 by Representative Reedy. During the committee discussion a member who identified themself as Representative Bridal described the legislation’s origins and said a request from the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen prompted the measure.
Representative Bridal told the committee the proposed study would examine: local juvenile‑detention centers and other facilities that house or treat juveniles detained prior to adjudicatory hearings; and housing and treatment facilities for juveniles adjudicated delinquent and committed to the custody of the Department of Children’s Services. The sponsor said the bill as amended would require the study “from existing resources” and a report to the General Assembly and legislative librarian by Jan. 30, 2026.
Bridal said she had an amendment (drafting code 2041) to move the reporting date from Jan. 1 to Jan. 30 but that the amendment packet was not available to committee members at the hearing; she asked to carry the amendment to the next week’s meeting. The committee proceeded to hear the bill without the written amendment.
There were no recorded questions from members during the discussion. The clerk opened a vote; the chair reported the bill carried with six ayes and no recorded nos. The clerk later announced, “Your bill moves out to judiciary full.”
No department or outside witness provided additional testimony during the hearing on this bill. The sponsor indicated the bill’s study mechanism would rely on existing resources.
Formal action: the subcommittee voted to send House Bill 40 to the full Judiciary Committee with a 6‑0 recorded tally. The sponsor said she will supply the written amendment at the next meeting and that the amendment only changes the reporting date.
Votes at a glance: House Bill 40 — outcome: sent to Judiciary full; recorded vote: 6 ayes, 0 nos; amendment (drafting code 2041) not received at hearing, sponsor to refile.
