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Senate Judiciary votes to advance HB 602 requiring online victim‑impact panel completion for DUI-related offenses
Summary
HB 602 would require defendants convicted of DUI-related offenses to complete a qualified online victim-impact panel program; the committee voted 'ought to pass' after testimony from law enforcement, prosecutors and advocates.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted in executive session to advance HB 602, which would require offenders in certain impaired‑driving cases to complete a qualified online victim‑impact panel program as part of court‑ordered obligations.
Representative Nancy Murphy, sponsor of HB 602, told the committee the bill is an "educational tool" intended to decrease recidivism among impaired‑driving offenders and that the model referenced in discussion (UImpact) is already used in parts of the United States.…
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