The Standing Committee on the Judiciary met this morning.
House Bill 4638 would include an option to become an organ donor when registering to vote or when updating voter registration. This bill was reported to the floor.
House Bill 4990 would create the crime of gift card fraud. This bill provides definitions and penalties for the crime. This bill was reported to the floor.
House Bill 4546 would require biennial reports for limited liability and foreign limited liability companies. This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
House Bill 4712 would increase the criminal penalties for DUI causing death and DUI offenses for minors. The increase of these penalties will be called “Baylea’s Law.”
House Bill 5197 would make any action brought against the state and its agencies to set aside a sale or deed may be instituted within one year following the date of the sale. This shortened period applies only to claims against state and local governments.
House Bill 5214 would require parents with child abuse and/or child neglect claims against them to be drug tested before their children can be placed back into their care.
House Bill 5219 would provide residence definitions for voting registration and for Election Day. Under this bill, “a place shall be considered the residence of a person in which that person’s habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever that person is absent, that person has the intention of returning,” with exceptions defined in the bill.
House Bill 5228 would change the definition of electioneering. Under this bill, electioneering is now defined as “visible display or audible dissemination of information that advocates for or against any candidate or ballot question.”
In addition to the change of definition, this bill describes prohibited activities, permitting election officials and county employees to enforce election laws, and permitting said people to seek assistance from law enforcement. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, displaying a candidate’s likeness, logo, committee name, a ballot question’s number, or paraphernalia in support of a candidate.
House Bill 5273 would require county and municipal campaign finance activities to be published online within 48 hours of the deadline and require municipal candidates file their campaign finance reports with their respective County Clerk.
