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Senate temporarily circles Drug Offender Reform Act after drafting error
Summary
Senator Butters said SB 22 omitted critical words (including 'treatment') and the Senate agreed to circle the bill so sponsors can correct the drafting errors and bring back an amendment.
On Jan. 18 Senator Butters noted that Senate Bill 22, the Drug Offender Reform Act, contained drafting errors that omitted ‘‘a couple critical words’’—he specifically cited the missing word ‘‘treatment’’—and said he would circle the bill to draft the needed amendment. The Senate approved the non‑debatable motion to circle SB 22, allowing the sponsor to return with corrected language before further action.
Butters framed the motion as procedural to permit staff to prepare the correction and return the bill for consideration.
