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Committee adopts reporting amendment and lays over bill to make restorative‑practice statements inadmissible in certain sexual‑assault contexts
Summary
Vice Chair Feist sponsored House File 104 to establish a privilege making statements made during restorative practices inadmissible in court in sexual‑assault cases, with carve‑outs for mandated reporting and public‑safety exceptions. The committee adopted a reporting amendment (A2) and laid the bill over.
Vice Chair Feist presented House File 104 to the House Public Safety Committee on March 26, proposing that statements made during restorative‑practice settings be inadmissible in court, mirroring existing privileges for alternative dispute resolution. She said the bill is voluntary for survivors and does not replace prosecutors' authority to pursue criminal charges.
Survivor and advocate Sarah Super testified about her experience and the demand she…
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