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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced all three bills before it, clearing a Native healing compensation measure unanimously while splitting along party lines on an insanity-defense overhaul and losing one Republican vote on a bill to strip cohabitation from the bigamy statute.
Key Actions
·Compensable Losses for Tribal MembersPassed
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Notable Quotes
“About half of the people in the state hospital right now are there on a not guilty by reason of insanity. That's why they're there. Many of Them will never leave. But some people do get better.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)John Carson, Nick Hinrichsen, Marc Snyder, Katie Wallace, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (6)John Carson, Nick Hinrichsen, Marc Snyder, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
No (1)Lynda Zamora Wilson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (5)Nick Hinrichsen, Marc Snyder, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
No (2)John Carson, Lynda Zamora Wilson
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Okay. Good afternoon. Today is Wednesday, the 4th of February. Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order. Ms. Jensen, please call the roll. Senators Carson Henriksen. Here. Snyder. Here. Wallace. Here. Zamora Wilson. Here. Roberts. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, everyone is present. Welcome. Senator Snyder filling in for Judiciary. Today we have three items on our agenda. They are Senate Bill 14, Senate Bill 12, and then Senate Bill 13, in that order. Sponsors of 14 are before us. Senators Amabile, Michaels and Janae. Senators, thanks for being ready to go. Whoever would like to start us off. Senator Michaelson. Janae, thank you. We are here to present modifications to defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. And the purpose of the bill is to update and clarify the current law regarding defense defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. This bill is needed because it requires reports of mental health examinations conducted at defense's requests be shared with prosecution court and Department of Human Services. Clarifies procedures at unconditional of unconditional release hearings for defendants currently on conditional release. If evidence shows a defendant may be ineligible for conditional release, the defendant bears the burden…
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