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Judiciary Committee advances two bills, defers one: HB 2212 and HB 2183 pass; HB 2173 deferred
Summary
In a working session the committee passed House Bill 22‑12 (administrative claims authority for the secretary of corrections) and House Bill 21‑83 (criminalizing certain artificially generated child sexual depictions) as amended; the committee deferred further action on House Bill 21‑73 (offender registration) to allow redrafting of an amendment.
At the end of the hearing day, the Committee on Judiciary met to work several bills. Members debated and voted on two bills and deferred further action on a third pending drafting clarifications.
HB 22‑12 (Secretary of Corrections discretionary payments): Representative Williams moved HB 22‑12 favorably for passage and Representative Lewis seconded. The bill author and the reviser explained the measure authorizes the Secretary of Corrections to pay claims up to $750 that otherwise would go to the special claims committee. The committee adopted the motion and the bill passed out of committee favorably for passage; Representative Williams asked that his affirmative vote be recorded in the minutes.
HB 21‑73 (Offender Registration Act): Representative Barth presented an amendment intended to forbid petitioning for relief from registration for…
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