House Judiciary met this morning to consider the following.
Markup & Passage
House Bill 2006 clarifies definitions of sex, male, and female throughout state law. The bill also defines single-sex spaces. There is no enforcement mechanism or criminal penalties in the bill. The bill advances.
House Bill 2129 was laid over.
Committee Hearing
House Bill 2117 requires mail-in ballots to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Currently, votes are accepted until canvas, if postmarked by election day. Clerks are concerned about this bill because the US Postal Service isn’t reliable.
A motion was made to postpone the bill indefinitely; it was rejected.
The bill was advanced to markup.
House Bill 2217 defines the penalties for conspiracy to murder in the first degree, conspiracy to murder in the second degree, and conspiracy to commit voluntary manslaughter. The committee substitute addresses crimes of violence and crimes with a minor victim.
The bill advances to markup.
House Bill 2362 recognizes the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The bill advances to markup.
