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Senate Judiciary Committee advances package of criminal‑justice and civil‑procedure bills, adopts amendments
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced and passed a slate of bills by voice vote, including measures to allow sealing certain COVID‑19–related eviction records, require limited bail‑bond data reporting, expand penalties for assaulting first responders, and increase stalking penalties; several amendments were adopted and one bill drew stated opposition from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).
The Senate Judiciary Committee on an afternoon session advanced a series of bills addressing criminal penalties, court procedures and data reporting, adopting amendments on several measures and passing the items by voice votes.
Among the bills approved was Senate Bill 476, a measure to allow eviction records tied to nonpayment of rent caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic to be sealed. Sen. Tucker said the bill now defines “adversely impacted” as a tenant whose failure to pay rent was caused by the coronavirus pandemic, sets the end date for eligibility as 180 days after the governor’s emergency declaration ends, limits the procedure to three uses per person, and clarifies that sealing a court record does not prevent a landlord from enforcing a judgment related to the eviction. The committee adopted the amendment package and passed the bill as amended.
The committee also approved House Bill 1,900 to collect limited bail‑bond data. Sponsor Sen. Hester told members the…
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