Votes at a glance: committee recommendations from the Feb. 26 Senate Judiciary hearing
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Summary
The committee favorably recommended multiple criminal-justice and related bills after amendment and debate. This roundup lists each bill the committee acted on and the committee outcome.
The Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee took action on a slate of bills in a single hearing. Below are the committee-level outcomes (motions and committee tallies as recorded in the hearing):
- HB 48 (third substitute) — juvenile recidivism and narrow provisional housing carve-out: favorably recommended to the Senate (committee tally recorded at 6–2). Sponsor indicated intent to add judge-consideration factors on the floor.
- SB 313 — recidivism amendments/cleanup: favorably recommended unanimously (8–0 in committee).
- SB 290 (first substitute) — victim and witness electronic privacy/discovery procedures: committee adopted the first substitute and favorably recommended to the floor (committee recorded unanimous favorable recommendation after substitute debate; parties to continue negotiation).
- SB 304 (first substitute) — protective-order amendments: first substitute adopted; committee favorably recommended 3–2.
- SB 323 — CCJJ recodification to Department of Criminal Justice: favorably recommended unanimously.
- SB 307 — garnishment fee amendments: favorably recommended unanimously.
- SB 301 — summons amendments: favorably recommended unanimously.
- SB 302 — domestic violence amendments (amended): amendment adopted; favorably recommended unanimously.
- SB 303 — expungement amendments (first substitute): substitute adopted and favorably recommended.
- HB 103 — underage marriage amendments (first substitute): favorably recommended unanimously.
- HB 221 — coercion and sextortion amendments (second substitute): favorably recommended (committee recorded unanimous favorable recommendation after discussion).
- HB 307 — attorney-fees amendments (first substitute): favorably recommended and placed on consent.
- HB 319 — electronic records amendments (second substitute, as amended): second substitute and amendment adopted; favorably recommended unanimously.
These committee recommendations advance the bills to the Senate floor where language may be further amended. Where the committee adopted substitutes or amendments, sponsors and stakeholders signaled additional negotiation will continue before final floor votes.