Final Law and Justice Committee session forwards a slate of public-safety and administrative bills

At its Feb. 24 final meeting the Law and Justice Committee considered and advanced a large package of bills to other committees, sending multiple measures on to Rules, Ways & Means and Transportation with due-pass recommendations.

Key committee referrals and actions included:
- HB 2445 (ending probates for profit): Striking amendment Alpha adopted; due-pass to Rules (see separate article).
- HB 1574 (access to lifesaving care/substance-use services): Multiple amendments considered; Delta adopted; due-pass to Rules.
- HB 2333 (protecting elected officials and candidates): Striking amendment Golf adopted; due-pass to Ways & Means.
- HB 2548 (strengthening healthcare market reporting): Amendment Hotel (public hospital fee exemption) adopted; fiscal note cited roughly $310,000 impact to the antitrust revolving account; due-pass to Ways & Means.
- HB 2156 (authority of AG investigators): Multiple amendments debated; cleanup amendment Kilo adopted; due-pass to Rules.
- HB 1909 (Court Unification Task Force): Striking amendment Oscar adopted adding judge representation and lived-experience membership; due-pass to Rules.
- HB 2203 (reckless interference with emergency operations): Striking amendment Papa adopted to limit the offense to active emergency operations; staff reported fiscal impacts to the State Patrol highway account and Department of Licensing; due-pass to Transportation.
- HB 2508 (scope of Office of Independent Investigations) and HB 25xx items: forwarded to Transportation after voice votes.
- HB 2248 (corporate filings): forwarded to Rules Committee.

Most actions were taken by voice vote; the transcript records outcomes as adopted or not adopted but does not include roll-call tallies for those voice votes. The committee thanked staff and adjourned, concluding its final hearing for the 2026 session.

Provenance: topicintro SEG 001; topfinish SEG 1119

Speakers (attributions used in this article): Chair (first speaking SEG 001), Vice Chair (first motion SEG 351), staff (Tim Ford, Maya Aita, Ryan Giannini as first referenced at SEGs 009, 055, 134 respectively).