Senate Judiciary - 2026-01-09 - 10:30AM

Senate Judiciary · January 10, 2026

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Opening remarks and bill introduced

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Committee convenes in the Senate Judiciary on January 9 and the chair opens the hearing, naming S.178 as the bill under consideration and inviting the Defender General to testify.

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The Senate Judiciary committee heard testimony on S.178, a bill to strengthen speedy-trial remedies. The Defender General testified that pandemic delays and slow competency evaluations have eroded the right and urged clearer statutory standards; members pressed on workload, definitions of violent offenses and potential impacts on case backlog.

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