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Committee hears competing views on new resentencing pathways and retroactive juvenile point removal
Summary
Two related bills would create new resentencing routes: one establishes a phased petition process for felony resentencing and the other retroactively removes juvenile points from offender scores to allow resentencing; both drew intense support and opposition.
Two high‑stakes criminal justice measures drew extensive testimony and repeated staff briefings on procedure, eligibility and fiscal impact.
The first bill, Substitute House Bill 11 25, establishes a new petition pathway allowing certain eligible people convicted of felonies to petition for modification of their original sentences in the interest of justice under a phased timeline tied to age at offense, time served and medical conditions; eligibility expands over a six‑year rollout. The bill preserves exclusions for persistent offender life sentences and many first‑degree murder convictions; if the court grants a petition, the resentenced person must receive community custody for five years and the new sentence cannot exceed the original. The proposal also requires victim notice and support services through the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy. Staff briefings…
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