A.B. 30 – This bill extends existing law to include local detention facilities alongside the Department of Corrections in providing records to assist in evaluating and treating defendants found incompetent to stand trial.

S.B. 187 – This bill revises procedures for child protective custody, requiring child welfare agencies to approve or deny medical or mental health treatment within 14 days and clarifying placement decisions based on the child’s best interests. It also modifies timelines for searching for relatives, sibling placement exceptions, and termination of parental rights to align with federal requirements.

A.B. 90 – This bill expands the definition of “detention facility” to include regional facilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of children and requires juvenile courts to make specific findings before committing a child to such a facility, in addition to state facilities. It also mandates that detention facilities inform children and their parents or guardians of their rights under the Juvenile Justice Bill of Rights.

S.B. 52 – This bill requires school districts to report the percentage of immigrant, refugee, English learner, and other related pupil groups, and it modifies the definition of “long-term English learner.” It also allows third-grade students to qualify for a good-cause exemption from retention by demonstrating mastery of grade 3 reading standards through a portfolio of their work, rather than requiring mastery beyond grade 3 standards.

S.B. 424 – This bill requires county or city clerks to recruit election board officers for polling places on Indian reservations or colonies unless the tribe declines. It also mandates at least one training class for election board members staffing these locations, either in person or remotely, unless the tribe opts out.

S.B. 84 – This bill requires the Division of Public and Behavioral Health to ensure that programs for the treatment of domestic violence offenders use evidence-based curriculum and instructional materials as part of their certification and monitoring regulations.

S.B. 352 – This bill expands existing non-discrimination laws by prohibiting both public and private health insurance policies, including Medicaid, from discriminating against individuals based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or gender identity/expression. It also prohibits healthcare providers from discriminating based on these characteristics and grants regulatory bodies the authority to adopt specific anti-discrimination regulations and discipline violators.