Senate Judiciary - 2026-01-20 - 10:00AM

Judiciary · January 21, 2026

Legislative staff presented a draft bill to create a Department of Corrections–operated forensic facility for people found not competent to stand trial or acquitted by reason of insanity in life‑penalty cases; committee members asked about admission standards, involuntary medication procedures, periodic competency evaluations and a separate misdemeanor dismissal provision.

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