Summary#

House Concurrent Resolution 65 (HC-65) is a procedural resolution, not a bill that itself changes youth court laws. It would suspend Joint Rule No. 40 deadlines so the Legislature can continue considering and pass House Bill 938 (HB 938). HC-65 has passed the House; the available material does not show Senate concurrence.

• HC-65 would let the Legislature continue considering HB 938 despite the deadlines it suspends.
• HB 938, if passed, would extend repealer dates for statutes on youth court records, youth court data entry, the Youth Court Support Program and Fund, access to the youth court information system, and parental powers of attorney for a child’s care and custody.
• HC-65 itself would not extend those dates or change the underlying statutes.

What it means for you#

• Legislature: The resolution would allow further consideration and passage of HB 938 after the affected deadlines.
• Children, parents, youth courts, and other people affected by the listed statutes: HC-65 would not directly change their rights or duties. Any change would depend on HB 938 passing.
• People seeking details about the current rules: The available material does not include the statutes being amended, so current law cannot be verified against it.

Money#

No publicly available information.

What is unclear#

• Whether the Senate will concur with HC-65.
• Which specific deadlines would be suspended and for how long; Joint Rule No. 40 is not included.
• What repealer dates HB 938 would set. Its text is not supplied.
• How the listed statutes operate now; the amended statutes are not supplied.

Case for#

• A possible argument for HC-65 is that it gives lawmakers more time to consider HB 938, which would extend the listed youth court statutes if passed.
• That extra time could allow further consideration of a bill addressing several related youth court provisions.

Case against#

• One concern is that suspending deadlines relaxes the normal schedule for considering HB 938. The resolution does not explain how much extra time this would allow.
• HC-65 creates no requirement to resolve questions about HB 938’s details; those changes depend on a separate bill whose full text is not available here.