House Judiciary Agenda 2/22/2013 10:00 AM

Committee:    House Judiciary
Room:    413
Date:    Friday, February 22, 2013
Time:    10:00 AM

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        SB 43     revise certain provisions regarding the crossing of a railroad and to revise the penalty for certain railroad crossing violations by the driver of a commercial motor vehicle.
            The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Department of Public Safety

        SB 120     revise provisions related to consent to sexual activity.
            Senators Peters, Buhl, Kirkeby, Krebs, Lucas, Rave, Soholt, Tidemann, Tieszen, and Vehle and Representatives Hajek, Cronin, Dryden, Gibson, Hoffman, Hunhoff (Bernie), Lust, Magstadt, and Novstrup (David)

        SB 147*     revise certain provisions relating to domestic abuse and protection orders.
            Senators Tieszen, Adelstein, Begalka, Bradford, Brown, Buhl, Holien, Hunhoff (Jean), Johnston, Kirkeby, Krebs, Lucas, Monroe, Peters, Soholt, Tidemann, and Vehle and Representatives Lust, Cammack, Campbell, Craig, Cronin, Dryden, Gibson, Hajek, Hoffman, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kaiser, Magstadt, Miller, Novstrup (David), Qualm, Rozum, Solum, and Verchio

        SB 174*     provide that an out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if the cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless a court in this state first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided in this state by enacting the free speech defense Act.
            Senator Lederman and Representatives Hoffman and Stevens

        BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.