Three bills were passed today in the Senate, bringing the total number of bills passed by the Senate to 11. Among those passed, Senate Bill 294 would provide additional protection for incapacitated and elderly persons by increasing penalties, which consist of being sentenced to one to five years in prison or being fined $500 to $5,000 to those persons found guilty of neglect of an incapacitated or elderly person, or one who knowingly permits another to neglect said adult.
Three additional bills were advanced to third reading. Senate Bill 405 would require petitions for grandparent visitation to be generally filed in family court. Only when there is a pending abuse or neglect proceeding pending in circuit court, would a visitation motion or petition be filed in circuit court.
Twenty-one more bills were introduced in the Senate, bringing the total to 504. Of those introduced, Senate Bill 501 would prohibit animals from being euthanized by way of a gas chamber.
The following Senate Committees will meet Monday, March 9:
Finance – 3:00 p.m. – 451M
The House will reconvene Monday, March 9 at 11:00 a.m.
