After briefly meeting in the House for the floor session yesterday, the Judiciary Committee reconvened to discuss three bills on its agenda.
The committee took up House Bill 2190, which relates to the release of a criminal on a personal recognizance bond by a magistrate unless there is good cause shown that they should not be released. There was much discussion as to what constitutes “good cause” but after much debate and a failed amendment to the bill, the committee advanced the bill to the House floor.
Randall Reed Smith, Chair of the Capital Building Commission, also addressed the committee. He spoke about the commission’s responsibilities. He said their main purpose is to preserve the historical integrity and significance of the State Capital building. There was a discussion about an originating bill from the committee about the Capital Building Commission that was passed and sent to the House.
The next bill to be introduced was House Bill 2191, which is bill relating to limited video lottery. This bill would allow operators to be retailers at up to 10 licensed locations with certain exceptions; increasing the maximum wager permitted per limited video lottery game; removing five restrictions on bill denominations accepted by limited video lottery terminals; and fixing the six states share of gross terminal income at 50 percent on July 1, 2019. This bill was also passed and was to be reported to the House but will first go to the House Finance Committee.
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