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House Corrections committee agrees to continue work on ‘second look’ bill H.379, asks DOC and Judiciary for data
Summary
The House Corrections & Institutions Committee on April 16 agreed to continue work on H.379, a “second look” sentencing bill, and asked Department of Corrections and House Judiciary for information and coordinated hearings before deciding whether to move the bill forward this session.
The House Corrections & Institutions Committee on April 16 agreed to continue working on H.379, legislation that would create a “second look” review for some long-term incarcerated people, and asked Department of Corrections and House Judiciary staff for data and coordinated testimony before advancing the measure.
Committee Chair, House Corrections & Institutions Committee, opened by saying the panel could pass the bill out of the House this session but that much of the work and any final action would likely land with the Senate next year: “it would not pass, for this year. We can pass it out of the house, but, it will do work that the Senate would work on next year.” The committee then discussed whether to break the bill into sections for…
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