Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Friday, January 24, 2020

Capitol Update is daily review of state government during the Legislative Session. Today’s topics include:

• On the anniversary of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming the right to an abortion, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation to require parental consent for minors seeking the procedure.
• A House panel advanced a bill that would compensate a man who spent 43 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
• An artist was selected to create memorials for children who were abused and killed during their time at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.