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Senate Judiciary reopens debate on 'raise the age' amid capacity and resource concerns
Summary
Committee members debated proposals to delay, repeal or modify the state's 'raise the age' policy. Lawmakers cited data showing limited workload impact from adding 19‑year‑olds, but expressed concern about adding 20‑year‑olds and about agency capacity and jail overcrowding.
Senate Judiciary members used an informal committee discussion to weigh options over the governor’s proposed approach to the state’s ‘raise the age’ policy and related family‑court jurisdiction.
Lawmakers said testimony last year showed adding 19‑year‑olds to family court did not substantially change court workload, but there was more concern about extending juvenile‑track protections to older (20‑year‑old) defendants. Several senators asked whether alternative proposals from the House or elsewhere could…
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