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Votes at a glance: Senate Judiciary Committee actions, Feb. 6, 2025
Summary
Summary of committee actions taken Feb. 6 on bills before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, including bills advanced with amendments, deferred items and technical passes.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary took the following actions during its Feb. 6, 2025 hearing and business meeting.
- SB 335 (objections by political-party officers to nomination papers filed with Office of Elections): Deferred indefinitely (chair announced deferral).
- SB 280 (amend negligent-injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers): Deferred for further consideration (chair announced deferral).
- SB 292 (safe-harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law-enforcement assistance): Passed with amendments (committee recommendation: pass with amendments). Chair and members present recorded aye votes; two senators excused.
- SB 301 (additional penalty for dog owner when dog destroys property on agricultural land): Passed with amendments and kept alive for conference; chair noted consolidation with other dog bills and set placeholder date (bad date placed for 04/23/2057 as procedural marker).
- SB 356 (restitution for children when parent's death or disability caused by intoxicated driving): Passed with amendments (committee recorded ayes; senators Gabbard and Chang excused).
- SB 1284 (constitutional amendment to prohibit discrimination on multiple listed bases): Passed with a technical, non-substantive amendment (committee recommendation: pass with amendment).
- SB 1309 (appropriations for claims against the State): Passed with amendments; committee agreed to add seven additional claims submitted by the Attorney General in Attachment B. Total claims after additions: $4,886,234.22 (attachments cited in testimony).
- SB 1312 (clarify profits from prostitution to include repayment/reimbursement): Deferred to Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10:00 a.m. for further consideration and drafting.
- SB 1469 (suspend statute of limitations on tax collections while assessment is on appeal): Passed with technical (text-only) amendments.
- SB 1508 (statutory revision bill to correct, clarify, or repeal obsolete provisions): Passed with technical amendments.
- SB 1515 (replace boards of registration with on-call circuit judges to hear election disputes when board membership incomplete): Passed with amendments; amendment will allow complainants to seek relief in circuit court and have the judiciary designate on-call judges where needed.
Several measures drew extensive testimony before the committee took action. For specifics on each bill's testimony, amendments adopted, and the record of speakers, see the committee's minutes and exhibits.
