THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Chair

Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 10, 2020

TIME:

2:45pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2341

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

Amends the definitions of "certificate of disability" and "person with a disability" to allow a person with a disability that does not limit or impair the ability to walk and needs special accommodations to enter and exit their vehicle to be issued a disability parking permit.

HMS, CPH

SB 2741

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.

Authorizes DHS to establish, or contract with a victim service provider to operate or manage, an emergency shelter for victims of sex trafficking, subject to available funding.  Exempts compensation received by a victim service provider for operating a sex trafficking emergency shelter from the general excise tax. 

HMS, JDC/WAM

SB 2846

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.

Removes the statute of limitations for sex trafficking offenses.

 

HMS, JDC

SB 2291

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a refundable tax credit equal to an unspecified percentage of a taxpayer's eligible child care expenses.  Defines eligible child care expenses to mean the sum of the taxpayer paid to a child care facility in the State to: (1) support the child care needs of the taxpayer's employees in the taxable year; and (2) purchase child care slots at the child care facility that are actually provided or reserved for children of the taxpayer's employees.  Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

HMS, WAM

SB 2118

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DISCRETIONARY TRANSFERS TO THE SUPREME COURT.

Allows child custody appeals to be transferred from the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court, except in cases brought under the Child Protective Act.

HMS, JDC

SB 2119

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ROOM CONFINEMENT OF CHILDREN AT DETENTION AND SHELTER FACILITIES.

Limits the circumstances under which children and minors at shelters may be subject to room confinement, and specifies the conditions and time limits for which room confinement may be imposed.

HMS, JDC

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Russell E. Ruderman

Chair