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House Judiciary: roundup of committee votes on multiple senate bills
Summary
The committee advanced a large slate of senate bills on juvenile justice, corrections, child welfare, banking and public-safety topics; the report lists each bill and the committee outcome.
The House Judiciary Committee heard and voted on a wide array of Senate bills covering juvenile justice, corrections, banking-crime provisions, child-welfare measures, public-safety statutes and technical fixes. Below are the primary actions taken by the committee during this meeting.
Key bills passed by the committee (voice votes unless noted): - SB 431 (affirmative-defense clarification for victims of any age): passed by voice vote. - SB 342 (livestock damage; added categories and treble damages): passed. - SB 364 (contractor civil claims/quantum meruit procedures): passed. - Juvenile-justice package (SB 457, SB 459, SB 458, SB 487/490/488/4 90 among others): adopted amendments where applicable and passed as presented. - SB 6 12 (private right of action for parents against social platforms): passed as amended. - A set of banking/criminal bills (SB 5 11–5 14, SB 5 97 etc. — ATM impairment, expanded robbery, mail theft, skimmer penalties, threat-of-harm to financial-institution employees): passed. - Child-welfare bills (SB 3 25 and SB 3 26 addressing reinstatement of parental rights, central registry changes and removal rules): passed after stakeholder-presented testimony. - SB 5 37 (recidivism credit for employment) and other corrections/recidivism measures (SB 5 90, SB 5 39, SB 5 90 companion): passed.
Notable bill that failed: - SB 277 (sealing/eligibility for enhanced-theft convictions): failed after testimony from defense counsel and veterans’ legal services.
Many bills passed with little or no public opposition; others prompted technical questions from members about implementation or constitutional risks. Where the transcript recorded 'ayes' or 'noes' in voice vote, committee leadership announced outcomes; the transcript does not record a numbered roll-call for most items.
What’s next: Bills that passed will be placed on the House calendar for further consideration; failed measures like SB 277 may be revised and refiled or deferred to interim study.
