Today in House Judiciary

We have 16 bills on the active calendar, and eight others with deferred status. We'll convene at 10:00 a.m., and I'll post updates here. A couple of big items will be taken up in House Transportation at the same time as Judiciary this morning: (1) the graduated drivers license bill, and (2) the primary seatbelt law.

Judiciary Regular agenda: 10:00 a.m.
HB1326 (L. Smith): Concerning claims for attorney's fees and litigation expenses under FOIA.
HB1330 (Edwards): An act concerning extended juvenile jurisdiction.
HB1398 (Powers): Establishes six add'l district judges to the pilot project, making them full-time.
HB1414 (Creekmore): To amend various sections of the Domestic Abuse Act of 1991.
HB1459 (Nix): Increases look-back period for repeat DWI offenders from 5 to 10 years.
HB1473 (Creekmore): Collection of DNA upon arrest for certain offenders.
HB1488 (Carter): Clarifies rihts and responsibilities in an asset forfeiture action.
HB1489 (Carter): Calrifies which officials are notified upon certain deaths.
HB1496 (Greenberg): Provides that a signature by mark is binding and legal.
SB251 (Altes): Provides that MVA reports are hidden from certain people.
HB1545 (Creekmore): Establishes civil liability for stalking.
SB15 (J. Jeffress): Concerning service of summons on a bail bond surety.
SB352 (Key): Clarifies jurisdiction regarding minors and qualifications for guardians.
SB359 (Madison): Creates Arkansas Foster Youth Transitional Plan.
SCR7 (Thompson): Commends 8th Circuit Chief Judge Jay Riley.
HCR1010 (Maloch): Requests Congress to implement fee intercept program.