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Votes at a glance: Judiciary Committee actions on trust, criminal and domestic-violence bills
Summary
On April 1 the committee gave favorable reports to several bills including SB 178/179 (trust-code updates), a bill criminalizing female genital mutilation, and HB 389 (domestic-violence code updates, amended). SB 330 did not receive a favorable report.
During a busy April 1 session, the House Judiciary Committee moved multiple measures forward briefly summarized below:
- Senate Bill 178 and Senate Bill 179: Both measures addressing trust-code updates and principal-and-income adjustments (Uniform Trust Code and related clarifications) were described as ALI-drafted technical bills; the committee gave both a favorable report.
- Bill to criminalize female genital mutilation (identified in the hearing as a bill to prohibit partial or total removal of external female genitalia for nonmedical reasons): The committee voted to give the bill a favorable report.
- HB 389 (domestic-violence code reform): The committee adopted an amendment restoring certain victim definitions, reinstating judges’ discretion on bond/ban conditions, and made organizational cleanups; the bill then received a favorable report as amended.
- SB 330 (attestation of citations by officers): The committee adopted a substitute clarifying definitions but ultimately did not give the bill a favorable report following debate and a point of order.
These items were advanced or considered in a compressed late-session calendar; sponsors and committee members noted some items were time-sensitive and encouraged additional stakeholder work where concerns remain.
Action details and outcomes are drawn from the committee record on April 1.
