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Votes and key committee actions: Judiciary Committee session
Summary
At the Judiciary Committee session the panel: reported favorably on a solicitor appointment (21–0), advanced Senate Bill 3 (17–2) to clarify sweepstakes machine legality in alcohol-serving places, and approved Senate Bill 2 (19–1) with technical amendments to electronic candidate filing.
Key votes and formal actions taken by the Senate Judiciary Committee during the session:
- Appointment: Favorable report for Jimmy Arthur Richardson II, nominee for solicitor of the 15th judicial circuit. Committee reported favorably (reported as unanimous / 21–0) and sent the nomination to the Senate desk for floor consideration.
- Senate Bill 3 (sweepstakes machines): Committee approved a favorable report to the Senate, vote recorded 17–2. The bill clarifies that Internet sweepstakes machines are not lawful in places that sell alcohol and was supported by testimony from law enforcement indicating seizures had been upheld in many cases.
- Senate Bill 2 (Equal Access to the Ballot Act): Committee adopted perfecting amendments addressing electronic verification, cure periods, and a fixed administrative fine ($250) for certain filing defects, and voted 19–1 to report the bill to the floor. Staff will draft final amendment text and coordinate with the State Election Commission.
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