House Judiciary - 2026-01-08 - 9:15AM

House Judiciary Committee · January 9, 2026

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Committee chair opened the January session and announced continuation of testimony on bill H 5; introduced a judge to provide the court perspective.

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Speakers:Committee Chair (unidentified)

The House Judiciary Committee continued testimony on H 5, which would expand the Rule 804(a) hearsay exception to include younger alleged victims; judges, prosecutors, child‑welfare officials and civil‑rights advocates debated the proposal and requested additional testimony on the bill’s mental‑illness carveout.

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