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Senate Judiciary advanced two bills Wednesday after marathon testimony: a military-protection-order measure that cleared unanimously, and SB26-018, the contested 'Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors,' which drew more than 70 witnesses and moved on a party-line split. The juvenile-records bill was amended at the outset to strip its most contentious custody language before it advanced.
Key Actions
·Legal Protections for Dignity of MinorsPassed
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Notable Quotes
“The problem is that MPOs are only enforceable on a military installation, leaving a dangerous gap in protection for our victims.”
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Votes
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (5)Nick Hinrichsen, Chris Kolker, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
No (2)John Carson, Lynda Zamora Wilson
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)John Carson, Nick Hinrichsen, Chris Kolker, Katie Wallace, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
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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 Sen. 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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