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House committee reviews sentencing‑reconsideration working group language; House Judiciary trims membership, moves some experts to consultative role
Summary
Committee members discussed House Judiciary changes to a proposed sentencing‑reconsideration working group, including membership adjustments, consultation roles for outside stakeholders and an expanded review scope that aligns reconsideration with existing post‑conviction remedies.
During the May 1 House Corrections and Institutions meeting, committee members reviewed language that House Judiciary had revised for a proposed working group on sentencing reconsideration. The working group concept had originated in the Senate as part of S.109 and came to the committee with membership drawn from state officials and justice stakeholders; House Judiciary’s draft moved some previously proposed members to a consultative role and broadened the working group’s duties.
Madam Chair reviewed the membership changes, describing the group as originally including the chief superior judge, the defender general, the commissioner of corrections, the…
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