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Senate Judiciary

Wednesday, February 18, 2026·2h 32m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two uncontroversial bills unanimously — military protection orders (SB26-085) and juvenile parole board confirmations — while hearing deeply contested testimony on SB26-018, a minor name change record suppression bill that drew over 70 witnesses, an amended striking of its Section 2, and no final vote recorded.

Key Actions

·SB26-018 – Legal Protections for Dignity of MinorsPassed

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Controversies

Whether striking Section 2 of SB26-018 changed the bill's intent or effect

Lori Gimmelstein stated 'striking the language did not change the intent of the bill. It merely changed the vehicle' and described the action as a 'bait and switch,' while Mr. Vice Chair responded that the amendment also narrowed the bill's title to remove any language referring to parenting time or the family court process, and that 'from a logistical, technical, standpoint, that language cannot, quote, unquote, come back in Senate Bill 18.'

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Notable Quotes

“Maybe if we could keep an eye out and promote her if we do see her pop up. But we'll start in the room with Ms. Reichert. Thanks for being with us. Let us know your name and affiliation for the record and please go ahead. Sorry. If you'll use the gray button that's halfway up the stem. There we go. Chairman Weissman, members of the committee,”

Michelle Richard (Dept. of Defense State Liaison Office) — Richard was explaining why SB26-085 is needed — military protection orders currently have no force off-base, creating a gap in domestic violence protection for military families living in civilian communities.

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Votes

Motion to recommend Juvenile Parole Board appointments (Lori Comer, Kim Branham, Heidi Hess) to the full Senate with a favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (7)Carson, Hendrickson, Kolker, Wallace, Zamora Wilson, Roberts, Chair Weissman
Motion to pass SB26-085 as amended to the committee of the wholePassed
Yes (7)John Carson, Nick Hinrichsen, Chris Kolker, Katie Wallace, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
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TranscriptPreview
Good afternoon. Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order on Wednesday, 18th February. Ms. Jensen, please start us off with a roll call. Senators Carson, President Henrickson. Excused. Kolker. Here. Wallace. Here. Zamora, Wilson. Here. Roberts. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, Quorum is present. We know that Senator. Senator Hendrickson will be joining us shortly. There are three items on our agenda for this afternoon. First will be consideration of some confirmees to the Juvenile Parole Board, followed by Senate Bill 85, followed by Senate Bill 18. We'll invite the folks for the Juvenile Parole Board to please join us at the front table. We know that we have some folks online as well for this part of the hearing due to driving distance, but we can start in the room while we get them connected to the zoom. Whoever would like to start us off? Sure. Okay. Okay. Thank you so much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, my name is Brandy Harper, and I am the Deputy Administrator for the Juvenile Parole Board. The Juvenile Parole Board was created through statute and is responsible for granting, denying, modifying, suspending, revoking, and or specifying conditions of parole…
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