The House Public Health Committee heard SB 161 sponsored by Rep. Frizzell on methamphetamine matters. The bill requires courts to report drug related felonies to the State Police Department for transmission to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) and is substantially the same as HB 1157 already approve by this Committee. NPLEx will generate stop sale alerts to prevent ind … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters
Criminal law matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 174 on criminal law matters sponsored by Rep. Frizzell. The bill establishes that a person who with intent to (1) deceive, or (2) induce compliance with the person’s instructions, orders or requests, falsely represents that the person is a public servant, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor. The pe … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters
Foreclosure mischief
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 183 on foreclosure mischief sponsored by Rep. Price. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally damages, permanently removes an object from, or defaces residential real property that is the subject of a foreclosure action commits a Class B misdemeanor. The offense is enhanced to a Class A misdemeanor if the p … [Read more...] about Foreclosure mischief
Department of Child Services matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 305, sponsored by Rep. Frizzell and Rep. McNamara, on Department of Child Services matters. This bill makes a child who is a victim of human or sexual trafficking a new CHINS category, and adds a CHINS chapter for a child who lives in the same household as an adult who committed or charged with human or sexual trafficking. It also removes a … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services matters
Registry of convicted child abusers
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 357 on registry of convicted child abusers sponsored by Rep. Morris and Rep. Steuerwald. The bill requires the State Police Department to establish an electronic child abuse registry containing information relating to individuals convicted of a crime of child abuse. Chair Rep. Washburne declined to entertain an amendment … [Read more...] about Registry of convicted child abusers