Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Judiciary
Room:     413
Date:     Monday, February 11, 2008
Time:     10:00 AM



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Reappointment: by the Supreme Court of Lynnette B. Eiseman to the Crime Victims' Compensation Commission

HB 1092      revise certain terminology in the statutes providing for standard child visitation guidelines.
             Representatives Vehle, Dennert, and Elliott and Senator Hansen (Tom) at the request of the Interim Committee on Education for Divorcing Parents, Visitation, and Custody Task Force

         HB 1097      provide for the imposition of certain sanctions against parties who willfully do not comply with custody or visitation decrees.
             Representatives Vehle, Deadrick, Dennert, and Elliott and Senator Hansen (Tom) at the request of the Interim Committee on Education for Divorcing Parents, Visitation, and Custody Task Force

         HB 1111      revise the responsibilities of the Corrections Commission and to require an annual report of Corrections Commission activities.
             Representatives Moore and Pitts and Senators Albers and Bartling

         HB 1122      increase the jurisdictional amount in certain civil actions and small claims proceedings.
             Representatives Engels, Ahlers, Buckingham, Burg, Cutler, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Gilson, Lucas, Lust, Miles, Moore, Nygaard, Peters, Sigdestad, Street, Thompson, Vanneman, Vehle, and Willadsen and Senators Turbak Berry, Abdallah, Albers, Heidepriem, Knudson, Koetzle, and Schmidt (Dennis)

         HB 1132      revise certain provisions concerning the circumstances under which children may be held in temporary custody.
             The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Chief Justice

         HB 1134      revise the compensation of the members of recount boards.
             The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Chief Justice

         HB 1135 *     revise certain provisions relating to filing petitions for protection and to declare an emergency.
             The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Chief Justice

         HB 1137 *     adopt the Model Registered Agents Act.
             Representatives Lust, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Feinstein, Haverly, Kirkeby, McLaughlin, Olson (Betty), Peters, Rausch, and Vehle and Senators Knudson, Abdallah, Dempster, Heidepriem, McCracken, and Turbak Berry

         HB 1149      extend the period of time a protection order granted upon a finding of domestic abuse may remain in effect.
             Representatives Novstrup (David), Boomgarden, Feinstein, Gillespie, Kirkeby, Moore, Novstrup (Al), Pitts, Rounds, and Street and Senators McCracken, Abdallah, Albers, Gant, Koetzle, Nesselhuf, Sutton, and Turbak Berry

         HB 1201 *     revise certain provisions regarding the placement or return of abused or neglected children.
             Representatives Cutler, Buckingham, Gillespie, Gilson, Lucas, and Peters and Senators Gray, Dempster, Hunhoff, Katus, and Maher

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1061 *     revise the penalty for the distribution or possession with intent to distribute marijuana to a minor.
             The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Office of the Attorney General

         HB 1088      revise certain provisions relating to temporary custody prior to divorce or separate maintenance.
             Representatives Vehle, Dennert, and Elliott and Senator Hansen (Tom) at the request of the Interim Committee on Education for Divorcing Parents, Visitation, and Custody Task Force

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         GENE G. ABDALLAH, Chair