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Votes at a glance: Judiciary committee passes six measures including civil-rights and records bills
Summary
At its decision meeting the Senate Committee on Judiciary passed six bills with amendments or technical fixes, including measures on public access to police reports, anti-discrimination civil remedies, and recording law enforcement activity.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary concluded its decision agenda on Tuesday by voting to advance a set of measures. Several were passed with amendments or technical edits; the committee recorded no opposing votes among members present.
Key outcomes:
SB 112 (as amended) — Allows surviving immediate family members to receive a copy of a law-enforcement closing report after criminal proceedings conclude or five years after the report is concluded; committee restored an original timeline and passed the measure with amendments.
SB 116 (as amended, SD1) — Establishes civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to law enforcement based on protected characteristics and makes the named person solely liable for resulting damages; the committee passed the measure with an effective date added (09/01/2025) pending prior concurrence.
SB 307 (as amended, SD1) — Establishes the right of a person to record law enforcement activities; the committee passed the bill with an effective date added (09/01/2025) pending prior concurrence.
SB 353 (SD1) — Technical amendments to chapter 127A clarifying state and local authority during emergencies; committee treated the measure as technical and passed it with amendments.
SB 601 (as amended) — Requires notice posting after warranted searches and adds a reasonableness standard for property entry and securing of premises after searches; committee removed references inappropriate to warrantless searches and added language directing law enforcement to develop policies for securing entrances; the measure passed with amendments.
Each measure was advanced on the committee's recommendation. Where prior concurrence from other chairs was required for effective dates or cross-committee edits, the committee noted those points and included placeholder dates subject to concurrence.
