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Senate Judiciary opens session, flags immigration, speedy-trial and Equal Rights Amendment as early priorities
Summary
The Senate Judiciary convened on Jan. 6 for an organizational meeting with Legislative Council; the panel highlighted an immigration "sensitive places" proposal, a speedy-trial measure to address multi-year case backlogs, and upcoming Prop 4 Equal Rights Amendment proceedings.
The Senate Judiciary opened its first meeting after the holiday recess on Jan. 6 with a staff orientation and a preview of the committee's top priorities for the coming weeks.
For the record, Michelle Childs of the Office of Legislative Counsel told the committee, "For the record, Michelle Childs' office of legislative council, and nice to see everyone back." Childs introduced the Legislative Council team and said new staffer Hillary Shutter Ames would gradually assume responsibilities for corrections, pretrial services and juvenile law.
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