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Senate Judiciary Committee backs renaming 'drug courts' to 'treatment courts'
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a due-pass on House Bill 1030 to replace the term “drug court” with “treatment court,” citing a desire to destigmatize substance use disorder and align adult and juvenile specialized dockets. Supporters emphasized access to treatment as the central issue.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to give a due-pass recommendation on House Bill 1030, which would replace references to “drug court” with “treatment court” in state law, after presenters and service providers told senators the change would help reduce stigma and better reflect the therapeutic focus of those specialized dockets.
Sponsor and presenter Scott Johnson summarized a recent review of statutory language required to replace “drug court” with “treatment court,” noting the Supreme Court convened…
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