Judiciary Committee moves dozens of bills toward the floor, places several on consent calendar

Summary

The committee considered a long list of bills across consumer protection, labor, environment, data and public-safety topics; several were amended, some were placed on a consent calendar and others were held for further work. The committee repeatedly limited debate to sections within the committee's cognizance.

The Judiciary Committee on April 25 considered a broad set of referred bills and moved many of them toward the House or Senate floor, including several items placed on a consent calendar for expedited consideration.

Chairman Senator Winfield led the committee through a series of substitute bills that touched on consumer protection, worker protections, environmental rules, product safety, data and synthetic media, real-estate transactions, airport laser safety, cannabis/hemp/tobacco enforcement and digital-currency seizure procedures. The committee's review repeatedly focused on the committee's formal cognizance: criminal penalties, civil fines, court procedures and enforcement provisions.

Key actions and discussion highlights

- Consumer protection and safety (Substitute for S.B. 3): Senator Winfield summarized that the bill would give the attorney general authority to enforce violations on the state's behalf; the committee moved the bill toward the floor (motion recorded). Representative Fishbein asked the clerk to call the roll; the bill proceeded to a roll-call vote in committee.

- Protections for workers…

Judiciary Committee moves dozens of bills toward the floor, places several on consent calendar

Summary

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