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Senate Judiciary committee approves annual code publication bill 9-0
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 80, the routine annual code publication clean‑up bill; committee members said the measure makes non‑substantive code-reformatting corrections.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved Senate Bill 80, the routine annual code publication measure that updates and relocates statutory text without making substantive policy changes.
Committee Chair Liz Brown said the bill is an annual cleanup and asked for prompt consideration. “This is the annual senate code publication bill … Nothing substantive. Don’t be concerned,” said Senator Aaron Freeman, who moved the bill. The committee adopted the measure by roll-call tally reported as 9 to 0.
Supporters said the bill removes outdated cross‑references and moves existing language into current code sections; they described it as technical housekeeping led by legislative services staff. No witnesses testified against the measure and no substantive amendments were proposed during the hearing. Committee staff and the LSA attorney remained available for questions about specific drafting points.
The committee voted to advance the bill to the next stage; no additional public testimony was scheduled. Because the text makes non‑policy edits, senators said they do not expect this bill to change how existing statutes operate.
Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 80 — motion to advance approved, tally reported 9 yes, 0 no.
Details: The measure was described by senators as a code‑organization bill that consolidates older statutory language into updated sections, for example reorganizing election‑law definitions into new placements in the code. Senators said LSA and the bill sponsors had worked through the language and that the bill contains no substantive policy changes.
