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Judiciary committee advances four bills in executive action; HB116 amended to require visible remote counsel
Summary
During executive action the House Judiciary Committee passed HB46, HB75, HB116 (as amended to require public defenders appearing remotely be on camera), and HB117. HB116 recorded three 'no' votes; the committee approved the other measures by voice vote.
After hearings the House Judiciary Committee convened executive action and considered several bills. Representative Deming moved passage on each item the committee considered in sequence.
HB46 (OPD change‑of‑attorney language): the committee received a staff summary and passed the bill by voice vote. Committee discussion emphasized that the change would ease delay caused by late‑filed substitution motions.
HB75 (Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council request): the committee passed the bill by voice vote; members described it as revising public safety officer employment statutes at the council's request.
HB116 (remote attorney appearance): committee members adopted a sponsor‑friendly amendment requiring that when a public defender appears remotely the attorney must "appear on screen with a camera" to ensure the client can see counsel. Representative Deming moved the bill as amended; the committee passed HB116 but the record shows three no votes: "Let the record reflect Representative Mitchell, Representative Clacken, and Representative Kayla Pinkel are no's." The amendment was described as clarifying existing expectations so defendants seeing counsel on screen have a visual presence.
HB117 (Criminal Justice Data Warehouse priorities): the committee passed the bill by voice vote. The bill sets project priorities for the interim related to criminal justice data infrastructure.
All four bills passed the committee and will be forwarded according to legislative process timelines.
