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Senate Judiciary Committee advances package of criminal‑justice and family‑law bills, amid debate over juvenile oversight
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a slate of bills by voice vote, including measures on recovery of medical costs, foster‑care definitions tied to Family First, penalties for delivering drugs in prisons, and changes to juvenile‑code definitions. A proposed increase in legislative review powers over dependency/neglect cases prompted sustained concern from a juvenile judge.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced a string of criminal‑justice and family‑law measures, approving amendments and moving most bills out of committee by voice vote.
Committee members unanimously concurred in a House amendment to Senate Bill 109, which narrows the bill so it applies only to the Department of Corrections and Community Corrections rather than youth services or counties. Senator Irvin, who presented the concurrence, said the change came through agreement with House members.
Senator Bledsoe’s SB503, which creates an offense for promoting a suicide attempt and enhances penalties related to physician‑assisted suicide, also passed after the sponsor described two parts of the bill — an enhancement and a new section defining promotion of an attempt — and offered minor technical corrections.
On SB545, Senator Irvin said the bill simply changes recovery of damages so plaintiffs recover the amount actually paid for medical services (the…
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