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Votes at a glance: Judiciary Committee advances multiple bills including platform‑takedown penalties, religious‑service protections, and tougher violent‑felony
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved several bills: a digital identity‑fraud platform takedown bill passed unanimously; a measure extending protections to religious services passed 5‑2; a set of violent‑felony sentencing increases passed 4‑3; a residential firearm‑violence housing substitute was tabled 4‑3; the committee also moved a civil‑procedure notice bill forward.
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a package of bills and recorded several outcomes during the session.
Key votes at a glance
• Digital identity fraud / platform response (presented as LC492737 / described as SB 594): sponsor outlined criminal penalties and required platform takedown or review windows (72 hours for platform review; 48 hours if law enforcement submits an incident report); the committee moved and the motion passed unanimously.
• SB 591 (add religious…
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