Senators criticize bills that would remove offender-leveling requirement

Mar 6, 2025

Republican senators warned that two bills the governor backed would remove or delay rules requiring risk-leveling of a large backlog of offenders; they promoted alternative bills to increase oversight and victim access.

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Senator Bonham and Senator Hayden used floor time to sharply criticize two measures described in the record as Senate Bill 820 and Senate Bill 821, saying the proposals would remove or delay a statutory requirement for classifying a backlog of offenders.

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