HB1413, a cleanup of the probation‑violation statute, was carried over after extensive testimony. The bill clarifies when technical violations should be bundled, removes a GPS‑monitoring item from 'technical' status by amendment, and asks for further study or Crime Commission review due to wide stakeholder disagreement.

SB 776, reported unanimously with amendments, would prevent failure to pay fines and costs from automatically constituting a breach of probation unless a court finds willful refusal to pay; fines remain due and collection methods preserved.

Senate Courts of Justice advanced SB136, which would let courts decrease probation periods without always holding a hearing and incorporates work‑group recommendations; the committee adopted technical line amendments and re-referred the bill to the Finance Committee (Ayes 13, No 2).