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Victim testimony, supporters and attorneys debate changes to citizen grand jury petition process
Summary
HB2529 would modify the citizen grand jury by-petition process by adding pre‑screening, petitioner immunity and limits on diversion and prosecutorial participation; victims and proponents urged the changes while committee members asked procedural and separation-of-powers questions.
The House Judiciary Committee heard extended testimony on HB2529, a bill that revises the citizen grand jury by-petition process. Adviser Jason Thompson summarized several of the bill’s key changes, including a prescreening step by a judge before petitions circulate, immunity for the initiating person and signers acting in good faith, new procedures for selecting counsel for a citizen impaneling, and a prohibition on diversion agreements for true bills returned by a citizen grand jury.
Several proponents testified in person. Mandy Smith of McPherson County spoke about her family's experience seeking accountability…
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