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Votes at a glance: Judiciary Committee advances package of criminal-justice bills
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a slate of criminal-justice and public-safety bills by voice vote, including measures on pharmacy burglaries, pardon denials with prejudice, fleeing law enforcement penalties, drug-task-force funding, child-safety offenses, human-trafficking solicitation, law-library governance, nuisance abatement, and domestic-violence enhancements.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a group of bills by voice vote that addressed a range of criminal-justice and governance topics. Lawmakers approved the items below for further consideration in the legislative process.
House Bill 17 58 (presented by John Vincent, CEO, Arkansas Pharmacists Association): Adds an enhanced penalty for commercial pharmacy burglaries to deter organized rings targeting pharmacies. Committee advanced the bill by voice vote.
House Bill 16 78 (sponsor: Senator Gilmore): Allows the sitting governor to deny pardon or commutation applications "with prejudice" for the length of the governor's term (4 or 8 years), with sponsors saying the change aims to reduce repeat filings and administrative backlog. Committee advanced the bill by voice vote.
House Bill 16 23 (sponsor: Senator Dave Wallace): Proposes raised penalties…
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