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Senate amends and approves bill to establish forensic facility for some justice-involved people
Summary
The Senate amended S193 to correct a statutory title and then passed the bill establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal-justice-involved persons by roll-call vote, 29–1; Senator Posski voted no.
The Senate approved S193, an act to establish a forensic facility for certain criminal-justice-involved persons, after adopting a narrowly focused amendment and recording a roll-call vote of 29 yeas and 1 nay.
The amendment, offered by the Senator from Windham, corrected a drafting error in section four by replacing the phrase "commissioner of general services" with "commissioner of buildings and general services." The senator characterized the change as a technical fix "essentially a typo that was caught by ledge counsel." The Senate adopted the amendment by voice vote.
After amendment, the Senate proceeded to third reading and a roll-call vote. The clerk recorded 29 senators voting yes and one senator voting no; the sole recorded no vote was Senator Posski. With that tally, the chamber passed S193.
The bill’s text was read on the floor and the chamber voted that it ought to pass; the Senate then sent the measure forward under the procedures for enacted legislation. No further implementation dates or funding details were specified on the floor record. The Senate did not identify additional amendments altering scope or budget during the third reading.
What happens next: Having passed the Senate, S193 will proceed according to the Legislature’s subsequent steps for enacted bills (transmission to the other chamber or enrollment and presentation, depending on jurisdictional procedure).
