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Wednesday, May 6, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Judiciary Committee killed a law-enforcement surveillance bill at its own sponsor's request and advanced five other measures on May 6, including a homicide-sentencing overhaul that drew fierce opposition from all 23 elected district attorneys and hours of raw victim testimony. Three of the surviving bills split the panel 4-3 or 6-1 along non-party lines.

Key Actions

·Arbitration ReformPassed

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Notable Quotes

Well, I tell you what, Senate Bill 71 has had quite the journey. Lots of lessons learned.

Lynda Zamora WilsonThe sponsor opening remarks as she moved to kill her own surveillance bill and restart negotiations with law enforcement stakeholders.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
No (3)John Carson, Lindsey Daugherty, Lynda Zamora Wilson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (6)John Carson, Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman, Lindsey Daugherty
No (1)Lynda Zamora Wilson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Lindsey Daugherty, Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace, Mike Weissman
No (3)John Carson, Dylan Roberts, Lynda Zamora Wilson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (7)John Carson, Lindsey Daugherty, Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (6)John Carson, Lindsey Daugherty, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman, Nick Hinrichsen
No (1)Lynda Zamora Wilson
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (6)John Carson, Lindsey Daugherty, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman, Katie Wallace
No (1)Nick Hinrichsen
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TranscriptPreview
Good afternoon everyone. Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order on Snowy Wednesday 6th May. Ms. Jensen, please call the roll. Senators Person? President Daugherty? Here. Kenricson. Here. Wallace. Here. Zamora Wilson. Present. Roberts. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, everyone is present. So sorry if anybody got thrown off by the usual 1:30. We had a snow delay start today and then we're engaged in business on the floor for a while. I'll begin by noting our agenda. There will be a slight modification to the order of the bills just given sponsor timing. We will begin with Senate Bill 71 which is here in an action only posture and we appreciate Senator Zamora Wilson being before us. We will then take up 1421 before returning to 1236, 1281, 1315 and 1255. So with that Senator Zamar Wilson, let us know your intentions about Senate Bill 71. Thank you Mr. Chair and Committee members. Well, I tell you what, Senate Bill 71 has had quite the journey. Lots of lessons learned. Where I was with this bill and where we're at and how it's going to end. Well, we knew there's a physical note, fiscal note on this and
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