03/23/2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary

Judiciary · March 24, 2026

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House Bill 1187 ("Trey's Law") — public testimony and committee vote

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17:43 → 33:00(15m 18s)

Author introduced HB 1187 with an amendment added in the House Judiciary committee; survivor Chuck Wills testified about abuse by Pete Newman and urged passage, saying the bill will void NDAs that silence survivors; Todd Ladeolos of No More Victims Alliance urged favorable report and highlighted retroactivity; bill moved, seconded and advanced unanimously. Key speakers: author (unnamed in transcript), survivor Chuck Wills, Todd Ladeolos, Senator Steele (mover), Senator Parent (second).

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Actions:HB1187 passed

A state legislative judiciary committee heard testimony and voted on multiple bills including "Trey's Law" to void NDAs in child-abuse settlements, gambling/COAM industry cleanup, the Mandy Ballinger Act (raising the juvenile court age for some 17-year-olds), a bill making vehicle obstruction of police a felony, and creation of a domestic-violence registry. Several bills passed, one passed on a 4–3 split.

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