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Committee approves bill to require jails to give defendants private access to digital evidence

2333103 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

SB 194 would require jails to provide incarcerated defendants access to a private space and technology to review discovery materials such as body‑worn camera footage; the committee favorably recommended the bill without recorded opposition.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to favorably recommend Senate Bill 194, which requires sheriffs to provide incarcerated defendants a private space and the technology needed to review digital discovery materials used against them in pending criminal matters.

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