There are 35 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2004 session. Standing Legislative Committees meet in regularly scheduled sessions during the morning hours of each Legislative Day. Some committees will hold special evening meetings. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10am in room 413 of the Capitol.

For agendas, minutes, member information, active bills and more visit the LRC Website.

Following the live web-cast, replay audio of the entire Senate Judiciary Committee meeting for the designated Legislative Day or testimony and debate on a specific bill.

Legislative Day 4 1/16/04 - complete meeting SB 27 - provide that certain provisions regarding the uniform administration of state taxes apply to certain civil and criminal investigations. SB 56 - provide that certain minors who have been adjudicated for driving under the influence be defined as children in need of supervision. SB 57 - repeal and revise certain provisions relating to mandatory consecutive sentences. SB 58 - revise certain provisions regarding the handling of inmate accounts and property to deceased, discharged, and escaped inmates. Legislative Day 6 1/21/04 - complete meeting SB 56- provide that certain minors who have been adjudicated for driving under the influence be defined as children in need of supervision. SB 1-provide for a Criminal Code Revision Commission and to declare an emergency. SB 2- revise the style and form of certain provisions relating to the Department of Corrections and to correct certain errors and omissions. SB 64-permit the filing of an allegation of habitual criminality after arraignment under certain circumstances. SB 66 -revise the definition of an abused or neglected child to include exposure to the manufacturing of methamphetamines. Legislative Day 8 1/23/04 - complete meeting SB 60 - make certain information kept by a law enforcement agency concerning calls for service available to the public SB 61 - permit certain officers to authorize that booking photographs be made public Legislative Day 9 1/26/04 - complete meeting SB 80 - establish a time limit for the filing of a civil action in lieu of a hearing in certain human rights complaints and to permit the disclosure of confidential investigatory materials after a determination in a discrimination proceeding SB 82 - require prior notice of automatic renewal dates in certain telecommunications contracts SB 95 - permit the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission to refuse certain applications and to revoke certain certifications based on juvenile adjudications and dispositions SB 115 - prohibit the disruption of or interference with traffic signal prescription systems and to provide a penalty therefore HB 1054 - revise the allowable share provision of the escrow fund for tobacco litigation SB 56 - provide that certain minors who have been adjudicated for driving under the influence be defined as children in need of supervision Legislative Day 11 1/28/04 - complete meeting SB 99-revise certain statutes governing trusts. SB 90- repeal the discretion of the court to sentence persons to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term. SB 68- revise certain provisions relating to the receipt of notice of an appeal in an administrative appeal. SB 93-provide that certain third and subsequent violations of protection orders are felony offenses. SB 154-revise certain filing fees for limited liability companies. SB 82-require prior notice of automatic renewal dates in certain telecommunications contracts. SB 60- make certain information kept Legislative Day 13 1/30/04 - complete meeting SB 96: provide for the creation of county interdisciplinary child information teams and to regulate their memberships, authority, and responsibilities. SB 167: provide immunity from liability for certain owners of anhydrous ammonia. SB 181: require notice before relocating a child not living with both legal parents. SB 77: provide that certain third and subsequent violations of stalking protection orders are felony offenses. Legislative Day 14 2/2/04 - complete meeting SB 187 - revise certain provisions regarding living wills SB 211 - implement the federal Indian Child Welfare Act SB 93 - provide that certain third and subsequent violations of protection orders are felony offenses HB 1012 - revise the definition of a victim for purposes of determining who is permitted to speak on behalf of a victim at the time of sentencing HB 1013 - require notice to the attorney general of appeals in certain juvenile proceedings regarding abuse and neglect, children in need of supervision, or delinquency HB 1055 - revise certain provisions regarding the offense of witness tampering HB 1025 - authorize the Department of Agriculture to enter into certain agreements for training and for fire prevention and suppression activities HB 1075 - codify legislation enacted in 2003 Legislative Day 16 2/4/04  - complete meeting SB 181: require notice before relocating a child not living with both legal parents. SB 211: implement Legislative Day 18 2/6/04  - complete meeting SB 182-prohibit capital punishment of juvenile offenders. HB 1101-limit the time period during which children in need of supervision may be held in a detention facility. HB 1100-provide for additional uses of the county lawbook and law library fund. HB 1102-repeal and reestablish an Interstate Compact on Juveniles Legislative Day 19 2/7/04  - complete meeting SB 185 - authorize counties to employ attorneys with specialized expertise and to validate prior actions in that regard. HB 1056 - implement an interstate wildlife violator compact HB 1078 - revise certain provisions regarding parole agreements HB 1104 - define felony aggravated indecent exposure as a sex crime for purposes of the registration of convicted sex offenders HB 1079 - revise certain provisions regarding preliminary hearings for parole violators Legislative Day 20 2/09/04 - complete meeting HB 1103: revise certain court automation surcharges. SB 207: repeal the death penalty and commute certain death sentences to life imprisonment. HB 1126: allow the prosecuting attorney to sign the summons in a juvenile case. SB 108: clarify certain provisions concerning the residency requirements for state's attorneys in certain small counties. SB 107: revise certain provisions relating to the computation of time to be served for the failure to pay certain fines, costs, or restitution. HB 1122: revise the procedure for registering a business name. Legislative Day 22 2/11/04 - complete meeting HB 1088 - provide for the certification of canine teams by the law enforcement officers standards commission HB 1125 - revise certain provisions regarding the establishment of proof of compliance with applicable standards as due care in certain utility negligence claims HB 1203 - revise certain provisions regarding threats upon law enforcement officers and their families HB 1266 - revise certain provisions relating to notice of certain persons in estate litigation HB 1274 - provide protocols for cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives HB 1122- an act to revise a procedure for registering a business name HB 1234- an act to correct certain references to certain executive branch agencies Legislative Day 24 2/13/04 - complete meeting HB 1141 - authorize the service of ex parte protection orders on Sundays and holidays HB 1130 - revise certain provisions relating to the transfer on death or pay on death designations of certain security accounts HB 1176 - revise the definition of criminal pedophilia HB 1142 - revise certain provisions relating to the election of the venue for an administrative appeal HB 1207 - provide that any judgment of conviction indicate whether the charge involves domestic abuse Legislative Day 26 2/18/04 - complete meeting HB 1074: prohibit the providing of false or misleading information to the Public Utilities Commission and to provide a penalty therefor. HB 1123: authorize banks to be organized as limited liability companies HB 1108: revise the definition of unlawful sexual contact. HB 1184: authorize a payor to make a deduction for transmitting an amount of an obligor's income pursuant to a child support order for withholding HB 1158: prohibit the taking of certain pictures of another without that person's consent. HB 1212: extend visitation rights to great-grandparents under the same circumstances as grandparents. Legislative Day 28 2/20/04 - complete meeting HB 1298: repeal certain provisions regarding implied consent for withdrawal of bodily substances and chemical tests when operating a motor vehicle. HB 1292: provide for the rescission of a person's privilege to refuse to submit to the withdrawal of blood or urine for driving so as to endanger the life of a child and to provide for a separate misdemeanor penalty. HB 1275: require chemical tests of drivers involved in accidents resulting in serious bodily injury. HB 1282: prohibit recovery based on claims resulting from weight gain, obesity, or a health condition resulting from long-term consumption of a qualified product. HB 1053: increase liquidated court costs. Legislative Day 30 2/23/04 - complete meeting HB 1298: establish one rate for the telephone gross receipts tax and to provide uniform methods to administer the tax.