The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HJ 3 on terms of US Senators and members of Congress authored by Rep. Hall and sponsored by Sen. Holdman and Sen. Alexander. The joint resolution applies to Congress for a Convention for proposing Amendments under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to provide limits to the number of terms that an individual may serve in the United … [Read more...] about Terms of US Senators and members of Congress
Age verification for material harmful to minors
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 17 concerning age verification for material harmful to minors authored by Sen. Bohacek and sponsored by Rep. King. The author explained that the bill: The Committee amended the bill to add definitions of "person" and "verification information,” increase damages from $1,000 to $5,000, require adult oriented website operators to use c … [Read more...] about Age verification for material harmful to minors
Various probate matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 18 concerning various probate matters sponsored by Rep. Torr and authored by Sen. Brown. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the probate code study commission. The bill provides: The Committee adopted an amendment by consent that removes the requirement that a small estate affidavit be sent into the Medicaid unit and … [Read more...] about Various probate matters
Damage to a fire suppression system
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 23 on damage to a fire suppression system sponsored by Rep. Gore and Rep. Ledbetter. Author Sen. Becker introduced the bill explaining it increases the current penalty for criminal mischief, including damage to a fire suppression system in a penal or juvenile facility to a Level 5 felony. Amendment #5 was adopted by consent to … [Read more...] about Damage to a fire suppression system
Distributions of public safety income tax revenue
The House Ways and Means Committee heard SB 33 on distributions of public safety income tax revenue authored by Sen. Niemeyer and Sen. Dernulc and sponsored by Rep. Slager. The bill, in part, limits use of the judicial local income tax that was passed in 2023 to “courtroom costs” for staffing the court reporter, bailiff, or court administrator. The bill was amended by consent to c … [Read more...] about Distributions of public safety income tax revenue