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Supreme Court-backed switch from "drug court" to "treatment court" wins committee approval (13-1)
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-1 to give a do-pass recommendation to House Bill 1030, which renames "drug courts" as "treatment courts" after a Supreme Court-led study and stakeholder consultation; supporters said the change helps destigmatize participants and aligns with national practice.
Senator Yana Bridal, interim judiciary chair, introduced House Bill 1030 to replace the term "drug court" with "treatment court" in state law. Scott Johnson, deputy state court administrator, presented the Supreme Court's study and draft language, noting the court consulted with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the attorney general's office,…
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