Senate Judiciary committee postpones two work sessions to April 7

The chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary announced that two scheduled work sessions — for Senate Bill 174 and Senate Bill 1144 — were postponed and rescheduled for Monday, April 7 at 3 p.m., because the measures were not ready for committee action.

The chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary said Senate Bill 174 "is not ready" and "needs to be carried over" to the committee's next business day. The chair said Senate Bill 1144 also was not ready because the sponsor and stakeholders were continuing discussions, and that it too would be carried over to April 7 at 3 p.m.

The rescheduling announcement included several corrections to the date in real time: the chair initially referenced March and April dates before confirming the committee would meet on Monday, April 7. No formal vote or other committee action on either bill was recorded in the available transcript; the items were deferred for further work by sponsors and stakeholders.

By moving the two work sessions, the committee effectively postponed substantive consideration of the bills until the April 7 meeting. The chair closed the brief session after the scheduling announcements and invited any remaining discussion about court of appeals and supreme court opinions to occur after adjournment.

The transcript provided does not specify the calendar date of the meeting in which the postponement was announced.