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Senate Judiciary advances SB 189 after striking court-made habitual-status language
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted two amendments to Senate Bill 189 and sent the amended bill to the Committee on Appropriations by a 6-1 vote after removing a statutory provision tied to habitual-criminal status and discussing recent court decisions.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 189 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations on a 6-1 vote, after adopting two committee amendments that remove a provision governing how habitual-criminal status is determined.
Committee members and bill proponents told the committee that recent case law requires careful changes to the statute. Sponsors and committee members said the section in question has not been used locally to their knowledge and raised fairness and double-jeopardy concerns; they agreed to strike it from the statute and pursue further work in the…
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