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Judiciary Committee passes series of bills, adopts amendments; key items indexed
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved multiple bills as amended, including SB 177 (electronic reporting/timeframes), SB 8 (narrowed protections on images of minors), HB 12‑34 (interstate compact fees), HB 12‑39 (warrantless searches of outbuildings under supervision), SB 169 (judicial terms cleanup), SB 7 (limited access for legislators to certain closed hearings), SB 86 (parent counsel funding cleanup) and SB 91 (waiver of TPR waiting period in best‑interest cases).
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a slate of bills on Thursday, adopting amendments where noted. The committee recorded motions and carried votes on the following items (motions were made and seconded on the record where indicated):
- SB 177 (Garner): Standardizes multiple offender‑reporting deadlines to a single five‑calendar‑day compliance window and removes the statutory option to mail data to the Arkansas Crime Information Center, reflecting the center’s move to an all‑electronic offender management system. Committee motion: do pass; motion carried.
- SB 8 (Garner, as amended): Sponsor narrowed the bill and added defenses (including a reasonable‑person ancillary‑use defense) and…
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