Committee debates amendments to resentencing pilot and persistent-offender rules in executive session
In executive session on SB 5,940, the committee debated and voted on multiple amendments to a resentencing/pilot program for young people and persistent offenders; many sponsor-proposed amendments from Senator Christian failed, one amendment adding railings for serious offenses passed, and the proposed substitute received a due-pass recommendation to Ways & Means.
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The committee entered executive session to consider Senate Bill 5,940 and a series of amendments (identified in the transcript as D1'D5, E1'E8, F1'F3). Senator Christian sponsored many of the amendments aimed at adding eligibility criteria, notification and victim protections, residency requirements for data, work requirements and null-and-void funding clauses; committee supporters and vice chairs argued that some proposed changes were unnecessary or already covered by underlying statutes.
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