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Committee adopts amendment and votes to report favorably on bill excluding certain offenders from certified drug‑treatment programs
Summary
The committee considered House Bill 23‑12, which amends participation rules for certified drug abuse treatment programs, adopted a technical amendment changing the effective publication venue, and voted to recommend the bill favorably as amended.
House Bill 23‑12 would exclude certain offenders convicted of a non‑person felony from participation in certified drug abuse treatment programs under the sentencing commission’s related provisions. The committee heard a reviser summary placing the bill in the context of the Sentencing Commission’s work on Senate Bill 1 23 rules and risk‑and‑needs assessments for community corrections.
Committee members moved a conceptual amendment to change the bill’s effective date language from “publication in the statute book” to publication in the Kansas Register; the committee adopted the amendment by voice vote. Senator Haley moved that the committee report the bill favorably as amended; Senator Bowser seconded. The committee voted by voice and the motion carried.
Why it matters: The change narrows eligibility for the certified drug abuse treatment program by excluding specified offenders, and it assigns community corrections responsibility for certain assessments; committee action advanced the bill for further legislative consideration.
