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Bills discussed (16)
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HB1240
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…Bail Data and Transparency Act. [Exhibit E-5] 6. 2019-034 (HB1240) by Representative Petty – To Create Sarah’s Law; and to Am…”
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TO CREATE AN ACT KNOWN AS "SARAH'S LAW". | Petty | WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR |
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HB1307
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…l or Physical Abuse of Children. [Exhibit E-6] 7. 2019-042 (HB1307) by Representative Dotson – Permitting a Bank or Banking In…”
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PERMITTING A BANK OR BANKING INSTITUTION TO UTILIZE THE SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION OF A DISTRICT … | Dotson | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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HB1325
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…the Best Interest of the Child. [Exhibit E-8] 9. 2019-065 (HB1325) by Representative Lowery – To Amend the Law Concerning Cus…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CUSTODY OF A CHILD. | Lowery | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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HB1540
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…nt Towards a Court-Ordered Fine. [Exhibit E-2] 3. 2019-019 (HB1540) by Representative Boyd – To Establish a Process by Which R…”
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TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS BY WHICH RECORDS OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED AFTER … | Boyd | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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HB1749
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…in the Department of Correction. [Exhibit E-1] 2. 2019-011 (HB1749) by Representative Richardson – To Repeal the Installment F…”
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TO REPEAL THE INSTALLMENT FEE FOR AN INSTALLMENT PAYMENT TOWARDS A COURT-ORDERED FINE. | Richardson | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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HB1770
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…and Adoption of Interim Study Proposals (ISPs) 1. 2019-010 (HB1770) by Representative Boyd – To Be Known as the “Fresh Start A…”
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TO BE KNOWN AS THE "FRESH START ACT OF 2019"; AND TO ATTEMPT DISPOSITION OF … | Boyd | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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HB1788
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…esignating areas as 'Members and Staff Only'. 5. 2019-027 (HB1788) by Representative Collins – The Bail Data and Transparency…”
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THE BAIL DATA AND TRANSPARENCY ACT. | A. Collins | Died on House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment |
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HB1828
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ms Division of a District Court. [Exhibit E-7] 8. 2019-064 (HB1828) by Representative Lowery – To Create the Parent-Child Intr…”
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TO CREATE THE PARENT-CHILD INTRASTATE RELOCATION ACT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING WHETHER OR … | Lowery | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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HB1962
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…of a Person’s Criminal History. [Exhibit E-3] 4. 2019-025 (HB1962) by Representative M. Hodges – To Reduce the Sentence Class…”
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TO REDUCE THE SENTENCE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES FROM A FELONY TO A MISDEMEANOR. | M. Hodges | Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint … |
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SB12
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ion of a Controlled Substance. [Exhibit E-11] 12. 2019-099 (SB12) By Senator Clark – An Act to Amend the Definition of “Negl…”
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TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "NEGLECT" AND THE LAW CONCERNING CLOSURES OF CHILD MALTREATMENT INVESTIGATIONS; … | A. Clark | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB13
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…minal; and for other Purposes. [Exhibit E-12] 13. 2019-100 (SB13) By Senator Clark – An Act Concerning Drug Testing Under th…”
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CONCERNING DRUG TESTING UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; CONCERNING CHILD MALTREATMENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS; TO AMEND … | A. Clark | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB352
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…tions; and for Other Purposes. [Exhibit E-13] 14. 2019-106 (SB352) By Senator Clark – An Act to Amend the Law Concerning Prot…”
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES. | A. Clark | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB517
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…Concerning Custody of a Child. [Exhibit E-9] 10. 2019-108 (SB517) By Senator Bond – Concerning Life Sentences Imposed for No…”
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CONCERNING LIFE SENTENCES IMPOSED FOR NONVIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES INVOLVING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; CONCERNING CRIMINAL SENTENCES; … | Bond | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB578
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ncies; and for other Purposes. [Exhibit E-14] 15. 2019-109 (SB578) By Senator Clark – An Act Concerning Criminal Offenses and…”
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TO REMOVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION AS AN AVAILABLE PENALTY FOR OFFENSES NOT … | A. Clark | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB661
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ability for Certain Sentences. [Exhibit E-10] 11. 2019-110 (SB661) By Senator Bond – Concerning the Possession of Marijuana b…”
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CONCERNING THE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA BY A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER; AND CONCERNING THE POSSESSION OF A … | Bond | Sine Die adjournment |
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SB674
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…hicle; and for other Purposes. [Exhibit E-15] 16. 2019-111 (SB674) By Senator Clark – An Act to Reduce the Sentence Classific…”
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TO REDUCE THE SENTENCE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES FROM A FELONY TO A MISDEMEANOR. | A. Clark | Sine Die adjournment |
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Representative Carol Dalby
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0:00
All in favor of approving the minutes from the last meeting, please say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item D is consideration of a motion to authorize the chairman of the committee to approve special expenses incurred by, says House Judiciary be House and or Senate Judiciary Committing. And this is just a typical housekeeping item. Is there a motion for approval? have a motion is there a second have a motion in a second any discussion
yes representing house okay we'll take this one up for the house thank you uh representative house we have a motion on the floor to allow the chairman of house judiciary to prove special expenses we have a motion and a second any other discussion all in favor please say aye Any opposed? Motion carries. We'll also now move to the Senate side. Do I have a motion to authorize the chairman of the Senate Judiciary? We have a motion. Is there a second? I have a
motion, a second. Any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Motion carries. Next, and what we're all here for today and the reason why we're having this meeting. Representative Glover, you have a seat somewhere yes you do come on and join us yours just
got taken down but it's right up here by representing Fox so come join the join our merry little band I think what we'll do on
our interim studies because I have had I've got some notes on some of them we'll we'll take each one individually and adopt each one of them. So E1 interim study 2019-010 by Representative Boyd to be known as the Fresh Start Act of 2019. Representative Boyd contacted me yesterday. He would like his interim study adopted. He could not be here today. Is there anyone who opposes
hearing uh going ahead and moving forward with that one if so do i have a motion and a second to adopt interim study 2019-010 i have a motion
Speaker 8
2:26
and i have a second any disc uh representative house and i think that's still what it
Representative Carol Dalby
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2:47
is i it is my recall it is yes
we have a motion and a second on the floor any further discussion in regard to agenda item e1 all in favor of adoption please say aye any opposed motion carries i will assign Interim Study E1 to the House Corrections and Criminal Law Subcommittee. I bet y'all didn't even know we had one of those. The Corrections Criminal Laws Permanent Subcommittee, Chairperson Rebecca Petty, Vice Chairman Nicole Clowney, Speaker Shepard,
Representative House, Representative Tosh, Representative Smith, and Representative barrier on the committee. Let's go to agenda item E2, agenda item 2019-011 by Representative Richardson. Representative Richardson has contacted me and he is withdrawing this interim study request, so we will not take that one up. Agenda Item E3 2019-119 by Representative Boyd to establish a process by which records of certain
criminal offenses are automatically removed after a certain period of time and concerning the records of a person's criminal history. Once again, he has requested that this be adopted, though he cannot be here today. Do I have a motion to adopt Interim Study 2019-019? I have a motion. Is there a second? And I have a second. Is there any discussion?
I see no discussion. All in favor of adopting 2019-119, please say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. This will be assigned to the House Corrections and Criminal Law Subcommittee. Moving to Agenda Item E-4-2019-025 by Representative Hodges to reduce sentence and classifications for certain offenses from felony to misdemeanor. I'd like to skip over
this one just briefly until Senator Clark could get in here because he also has a similar ISP, so we need to make sure that those are coming together but representative hodges did call me he couldn't be here today he does want his adopted but we'll see if senator clark gets in with his here in just a moment and we'll come back to that one that's okay with everybody moving now to agenda item e5 2019-027 by representative collins representative collins is here would you like to
make any statements regarding your interim study on the bail data and transparency act
Representative Andrew Collins
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5:45
sure just in brief this is a bill
i filed this past term i figured it could merit some additional discussion and i'd
Representative Carol Dalby
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5:54
appreciate the adoption you've heard uh representative collins kind of explain his request uh is there a motion to adopt i have a motion is there a second and i have a second is there any discussion all in favor adopting uh 2019-027 please say aye
any opposed motion carries this will be uh assigned to the corrections and criminal law subcommittee uh moving on to item e6 2019-034 by representative petty this is to create sarah's law and to amend the availability of records or evidence involving sexual or physical abuse of children. Representative Petty, would you like to speak to this? Thank you, Madam Chair. This
Speaker 15
6:43
is just something I've been working really hard on, and I would like to just look
further into it and try to do the right thing
Representative Carol Dalby
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6:54
for kids. Thank you. Members, you've heard Representative Petty's explanation of 2019-034. Do I have
a motion to adopt? I have a motion. Is there a second? I have a second. Is there any discussion in regard to 2019-034? Seeing no discussion, all in favor of adoption, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, say no. Motion carries.
This interim study will be assigned to the Corrections and Criminal Law Subcommittee. We are now to Agenda Item E-7, 2019-042 by Representative Dodson. Representative Dodson is here. if you would like to speak to your permitting a bank or banking institution to utilize small claims division of a district court. Thank you, Madam Chair. This is a, what
Representative Jim Dotson
Unverified
7:42
was the bill put in a study proposal just to explore this a little bit further to see whether or not
banking institutions can do like some in some other states where they can take things to small claims court without an attorney. And just need to explore it hopefully a little bit more
if you study this, if this study is adopted. You've heard Representative
Representative Carol Dalby
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8:11
Dodson's explanation of his interim study. Do I have a motion to adopt? I have a motion. Is there a second? And I have a second. Is there any discussion on this request?
All in favor of adopting interim study 2019-042, please say aye. Any opposed, say no. Motion carries, and this will be assigned to House Courts and Civil Law Subcommittee. The Courts and Civil Law Subcommittee. That's kind of a, let me tell you who's on that one so you're not surprised. Chairperson is John Maddox, Representative Maddox. Vice Chairperson is Representative Glover, Representative Rushing, Representative Gassaway, Representative Hawks,
Representative Collins. Those are the members of that committee, subcommittee. We have next interim study 2019-064 by Representative Lowry to create the parent-child intrastate relocation act and to amend the law concerning whether or not change a principal place of residence a child is in best interest. I have not heard anything from Representative Lowry.
I've not heard anything. I have not. He's not contacted me, so we will move this over to our next time we meet in case he comes at that time let's move on to agenda item e9 2019-065 by representative lowry to amend the law concerning custody of a child once again i have not heard from representative lowry so we will move that one over i am not we're now to agenda item number 10 maybe the senators can help me how y'all usually do it do you just adopt them all and
I don't want to hold us up if we can move on. If you can give me some guidance how y'all would prefer to handle the ones that are in the Senate side. Well, two are Senator Bonds, and then the rest are Senator Clark's. I'm sure Senator Clark wants his approved. I've not heard from Senator...
Okay, we have a motion on the floor to adopt all of Senator Clark's interim studies. Is there a second? And I have a second. Is there any discussion? All in favor of adopting 2019-099, 2019-100, 2019-106, 2019-109, and 2019-111, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries, and those will be adopted.
We have not heard from Senator Bonds, so just like we have done on the House, we'll put his over.
Representative Andrew Collins
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11:07
Representative Collins? Can I move to adopt Senator Bonds' eyes, please? You may, but
Representative Carol Dalby
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11:12
you would like to. If you get a second, I'm good with it. So moved. We have a motion, is there a second? Second. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. We have just a, yes, Senator, I mean, Representative Tosh.
On which one? On those, the
Senate, we have not, we didn't talk, Senator Clark and I have not talked about that. I was just going ahead and assigning the House ones already
Speaker 8
11:56
to our House subcommittees. Yes, Representative Smith.
Representative Stu Smith
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11:59
Madam Chair, I would be willing to go ahead and ask for the committee to place Representative Lowry's two ISPs into an interim study committee.
He talked about this with me this morning. I don't know where he is, but I think it would be good just to go
Representative Carol Dalby
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12:21
ahead and put those on the agenda okay i will i will entertain that motion is there a second i have a motion and a second to adopt uh interim study 2019-64 and interim study 2019-65 is there any discussion all in favor please say aye any opposed motion carries both of those
interim studies will be assigned to the house courts and civil law subcommittee both of those will be into the courts and civil law subcommittee i have a note that are a couple of you may not have signed in so our sign in sheets are back here in the back make sure you sign in other business that we have before this committee our next meeting and it's going to be a joint meeting house and senate judiciary as well as
state agencies and i also believe the subcommittee to alc on penal institutions will be meeting with us and that's going to be on wednesday august the 28th at the cummins unit so mark that down we don't have the time yet but we will get that to you and having been to one of having been on some of these before there are certain requirements as to dress
so we'll get that to you so you'll know
not you know what not to wear and
those kinds of things other
Representative Carol Dalby
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13:58
have any other, oh, representing House, August the 28th, shh, Wednesday, August the 28th at Cummins. Oh, yes, let's go back, I'm sorry, folks, let's go back to E4, since we just adopted Senator Clark's interim study that kind of dovetails into 2019-025 by Representative Hodges
to reduce the Senate's classifications for certain offenses from felony to a misdemeanor. Once again, he could not be present here today. He has asked that it be adopted. Do I have a motion? Thank you. I have a motion to adopt. Is there a second? I have a second. Any discussion on that? All in favor of adopting Interim Study 2019-025, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. At this time, I'm going to assign that
to the House Corrections and Criminal Law Subcommittee, but I'll let Representative Hodges and Senator Clark get together. There may be another place to put that, but right now that's where I'm putting it. Any other business? Any other... Any announcements? We will see you on the 28th at Cummins to view the death chamber. And we also have, I believe, former Representative Charlotte Douglas will have a short program
for us also at that time. Thank you very much. Meeting adjourned. Thank you.
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Comments by Chair
C. Consideration to Approve November 26, 2018, Meeting Minutes [Exhibit C]
D. Consideration of a Motion to Authorize Chairmen to Approve Special Expenses Incurred by the House Judiciary Committee [Exhibit D]
E. Consideration and Adoption of Interim Study Proposals (ISPs)
F. Other Business
G. Adjournment
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Representative Carol Dalby
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Speaker 8
Representative Andrew Collins
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Representative Jim Dotson
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Representative Stu Smith
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