The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Other bills passed out of House Judiciary this morning

Besides the animal cruelty legislation, four bills were endorsed by House Judiciary this morning:

HB1171 (Rep. Maloch): This bill converts the prsoecuting attorney's position in the 13th Judicial District from a "B" to an "A" (part-time to full-time). Robin Carroll is the current prosecutor there, and he has a geographic area larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined (and the 7th highest caseload). If this bill becomes law, he'll be the 24th of 28 full-time prosecutors in the state.

HB1011 (Rep. Hutchinson): This is the voyeurism bill that was debated last week and amended over the weekend.

SB69 (Sen. Madison): Makes corrections to Title 23 of the Arkansas Code.

HB1041 (Rep. Creekmore): This adds a section in the code to domestic battery in the third degree to include aggravated assault of a family or household member.

These bills will be debated on the floor of the House tomorrow.