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Votes at a glance: Judiciary Committee places a mix of bills on consent, advances several measures to the floor

Judiciary Committee · March 23, 2026
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Summary

The committee placed multiple bills on the consent calendar and reported several bills to the floor (JFS) including SB 89 (prison rape standards), SB 91 (inspector general/protected areas), SB 295 (healthcare protections, LCO 3529 moved despite failed amendments), HB 5449 (ALPR regulations), and others; votes were held open until 4:00 p.m.

The Judiciary Committee read its consent calendar and reported a series of bills to the floor on Monday, placing many items on consent and advancing others after individual roll-call votes.

Key items placed on the consent calendar included SB 89 (prison rape elimination standards), SB 290 (clarifying sexual-intercourse definitions), SB 398 (Board of Pardons and Paroles pay flexibility), and several House bills addressing procedural and administrative matters. The committee also reported by roll call SB 91 (inspector general/protected areas, LCO 3510), SB 295 (legally protected health-care activity, LCO 3529), HB 5449 (automated license-plate readers, LCO 3559) and other measures to the floor. Committee clerks held several votes open until 4:00 p.m. to allow members joining remotely to register their votes.

Members moved multiple amendments on several bills; the committee recorded roll-call tallies for contested amendments (see individual articles for detailed vote counts and debate excerpts). The chair said the committee would return the following day to continue work.