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Committee clears several bills, rolls one to next meeting; registry, license plates, veterans resolution advance
Summary
The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 16 recommended passage of multiple measures to the committee calendar (SB 203, SB 324, HJR 0001, SB 1085), advanced SB 7/14 as amended after lengthy debate, and agreed to roll consideration of a personal watercraft insurance bill (SB 918) to the next finance meeting.
The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 16 considered a slate of bills and resolutions and took the following actions: several measures were recommended for passage to the calendar, one bill was rolled to a future finance meeting for further work, and one technical higher-education bill was advanced.
Senate Bill 203 (annual specialty license plate bill): The committee recommended SB 203 as amended for passage to the calendar. The sponsor described the measure as the annual specialty license plate bill; the committee voted to recommend the bill without recorded opposition.
Senate Bill 324 ("Savannah's Law"): The committee recommended SB 324 as amended for passage to the calendar. The measure, as explained in committee, would create a persistent domestic violence offender registry: if a person is convicted of an offense against a domestic abuse victim and has at least one prior domestic-violence conviction (convictions listed to include domestic…
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