The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Waltz’s SB 253 on uniform fiduciary access to digital assets. This bill enacts the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The bill provides that a court may grant a guardian access to the digital assets of the protected person and that, under certain ci … [Read more...] about Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Employees and expungement
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 267, authored by Sen. Taylor, on employees and expungement. Existing law prohibits job/license applications from questioning applicants concerning expunged arrests or convictions; the bill extends the prohibition to questions in interviews, and establishes a Class C infraction for violations (Class B infraction for repeat … [Read more...] about Employees and expungement
Probate matters
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard SB 371 on probate matters authored by Sen. Bray. The bill makes technical corrections and makes changes to transfers on death, priority of a personal representative and stepchildren with respect to control of disposition of a decedent’s body and funeral arrangements, certain inheritance tax duties, the filing of real estate exemptions, and the fi … [Read more...] about Probate matters
Human and sexual trafficking
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1028 concerning human and sexual trafficking authored by Rep. Truitt. The bill makes it a class A misdemeanor for visiting a common nuisance, for knowingly or intentionally visiting a place with the intent to violate certain laws related to human and sexual trafficking; and makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to knowingly or … [Read more...] about Human and sexual trafficking
Court motion clerk pilot program
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1047, authored by Rep. Washburne and Rep. DeLaney, creating a circuit and superior court motion clerk pilot program to provide assistance to courts with preparing orders for complex motions. This bill requires the Judicial Center to administer a 2-year pilot program and to report to the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary … [Read more...] about Court motion clerk pilot program