The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1144 on evidence preservation requirements authored by Rep. Steuerwald.Thebillestablishes additional requirements for the disposition of property held as evidence that may contain biological evidence related to an offense, including matters involving postconviction DNA testing and analysis. The bill … [Read more...] about Evidence preservation requirements
Child exploitation and child pornography
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1191 on child exploitation and child pornography authored by Rep. Karickhoff. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally produces, disseminates, or possesses with intent to disseminate an image that depicts or describes sexual conduct: (1) by a child who the person knows is less than 18 … [Read more...] about Child exploitation and child pornography
Uniform trust decanting act and trustee duties
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1205 on uniform trust decanting act and trustee duties authored by Rep. John Young. This bill allows a trustee of an irrevocable trust to appoint a successor trustee or multiple trustees and allows the trustee to allocate trustee powers to one or more trustees. It also enacts the Uniform Trust Decanting Act and creates a definition of decanting … [Read more...] about Uniform trust decanting act and trustee duties
Various probate and trust matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1208 on various probate and trust matters authored by Rep. John Young. This bill makes technical corrections to the law on health care advance directives, amends several provisions related to notices to be more consistent with the Rules of Trial Procedure, resolves inconsistencies in two sections of the chapter on dispensing with … [Read more...] about Various probate and trust matters
United States Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SJ 3 on the United States Supreme Court by Sen. Buck. The resolution directs Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article 5 of the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to fix the membership of the United States Supreme Court at nine justices. Concerns were expressed by committee … [Read more...] about United States Supreme Court