Committee advances technical bill to update time-zone references in juvenile code

Feb 9, 2026

S 1249, a technical cleanup aligning juvenile corrections references to Mountain Time, was advanced by the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee with a do-pass recommendation and no substantive policy changes noted.

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Chairman Lakey presented S 1249 on Feb. 9, 2026, describing it as a technical cleanup item that removes outdated language regarding time zones and brings references in juvenile corrections statutes in line with Mountain Time.

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