THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

      MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999


                 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
          (Deferred from March 15 and 19, 1999)

HB 1454       RELATING TO FEES                                     JDC, WAM
HD2           Specifies  that  a  single,  uniform  fee  of  $100
           applies  to   all   probate   actions  involving  a
           decedent's  estate;  adds   a   $5  court  fee  for
           administrative costs  for  processing citations for
           interfering with the movement of traffic. 


                (Deferred from March 16 and 19, 1999)

HB 996        RELATING TO MEETINGS OF STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS           JDC
           Provides a means of maintaining the confidentiality
           of  information,  including   documents,  which  is
           required to  be  kept  confidential  by  a state or
           federal law, or  a  state  or  federal court order,
           when that information  is  needed to facilitate the
           deliberations or  decision  making  of  a  state or
           county board.

HB 1496       RELATING TO DEADLY OR DANGEROUS WEAPONS                   JDC
HD1           Prohibits manufacture, sale, transfer, transport or
           possession of butterfly knives. 

HB 177        RELATING TO HARASSMENT                                    JDC
HD1           Clarifies  the  basis   for  granting  a  temporary
           restraining order.    Increases  the  duration of a
           temporary restraining order. 


                (Deferred from March 18 and 19, 1999)

HB 156        RELATING TO CORRECTIONS                              JDC, WAM
HD1           Authorizes  the  Governor   to   proceed  with  the
           development  of  a   privately  developed  in-state
           correctional facility  or  an in-state correctional
           facility using public or private funds.



 
                (Deferred from March 17 and 19, 1999)

HB 274        RELATING TO FAMILIES                              HHS/JDC,WAM
HD3           Protects children and youth  from abuse and neglect
           by:
           (1) Mandating  foster  parent  training  for foster
           parents of licensed  foster homes, emergency foster
           homes, and  relative  foster  homes;  (2) Requiring
           mandated reporters to orally  report child abuse to
           both the  Department  of  Human  Services (DHS) and
           police departments; (3)  Allowing  a police officer
           to assume protective custody  of  a child without a
           court order and without  the consent of the child's
           family under  certain  conditions;  (4) Mandating a
           show cause hearing  if  a  child  has been residing
           outside of the family for a period of twelve months
           or if there has  been  a court-ordered service plan
           for  a  period  of  one  year;  (5)  Establishing a
           medical and  health  case  management procedure for
           the medical  oversight  of  children  in  the Child
           Protective Services  system;  and (6) Appropriating
           an unspecified amount of funding for the protection
           of children from abuse and neglect.

HB 547        RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS                      HHS/JDC,WAM
HD3           Creates a funding  mechanism  to educate the public
           about  organ   and   tissue   donation.    Requires
           hospitals to report the suitability of patients for
           organ and  tissue  donation.    Creates an advisory
           committee on anatomical gifts.

HB 1138       RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS          HHS/JDC,WAM
HD1           Expands  the  Department  of  Health's  ability  to
           investigate  significant  causes  of  illness which
           threaten  the   public   health.      Protects  the
           confidentiality  of  information  received  by  the
           Department.  Protects providers of this information
           from being liable.

HB 1125       RELATING TO RECOVERY OF MEDICAL                   HHS/JDC,WAM
HD2           PAYMENTS
           Clarifies and  standardizes  provisions relating to
           the recovery of medical  assistance payments by the
           Department  of   Human   Services   in  third-party
           liability situations.

(Please note:  The Committee on Health and Human Services will hold
decision making on the above measures on Friday, March 19, 1999 at 2:00
p.m. in conference room 229.)

                   No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6911.