Judiciary committee hears Ways and Means counsel on HB 1265 changes to mandatory-offense list and school information sharing

The House Judiciary Committee on the evening session reviewed amendments to House Bill 1265, with counsel from the Ways and Means Committee explaining that the bill, as amended, removes several drug-related mandatory-offense crimes, adds offenses tied to video surveillance with premeditated intent and threats of mass violence, and requires expanded information sharing between school systems and the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).

Alastair, counsel to the Ways and Means Committee, said, “as amended the bill removes several of the current mandatory offense crimes from law. Some of those related to drugs such as possessing controlled dangerous substance like materials and things of that nature.” He added the bill “adds 2 things that were in a bill that was jointly assigned between the 2 committees to the list of mandatory offenses,” specifically video surveillance with premeditated intent and threats of mass violence, and codifies existing inter-county…