House Judiciary - 2026-01-07 - 10:30AM

Judiciary Committee · January 9, 2026

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Opening and turn to H.5

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Moderator opened the Judiciary committee and turned the hearing to consideration of H.5 and witness testimony; housekeeping and speaker transition to legislative staff were announced.

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The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.5 to expand the Rule 804(a) hearsay exception so statements by victims aged 13–15 may be admissible under specified reliability safeguards; prosecutors and victim advocates testified in support while committee members asked about process and resource impacts.

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